Nobel Prize for Archaeological Grammar

[David Bowie]

From:    "Arnold M. Zwicky" <zwicky at CSLI.STANFORD.EDU>

> do a search on "seeked".  lotsa stuff, including a "seeked banned"
> 'sought to be banned'!

I haven't looked at the "needs Xed" construction beyond reading a few of
the articles on it, but it occurs to me an interesting parallel that
"needed banned" would mean (for my grammar) 'needed to be banned'.

FWIW, BTW, i say "highlit" 'highlighted' and "collid" 'collided'.
They're both--especially the last one--strong enough that i usually
unintentionally use my nonstandard forms when reading, say, newspaper
articles that contain the standard forms.

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David Bowie                               University of Central Florida
     Jeanne's Two Laws of Chocolate: If there is no chocolate in the
     house, there is too little; some must be purchased. If there is
     chocolate in the house, there is too much; it must be consumed.

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