that needs painted

[Herb Stahlke]

I haven't seen much on the "needs painting/painted" distinction, but
does the -ing variant represent a modern relic of the -ing progressive
passive used into the early 19th c., as in "My house is painting"?

Herb

On Sun, Feb 6, 2011 at 4:03 PM, Michael Sheehan <wordmall at aol.com> wrote:
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>    The standard cadence would be "that needs painting" or "that needs
> to be painted,"
> but I've come across "a house that needs painted." Is this a feature of
> a particular
> region? Can someone shed light on the practice?
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> Michael J. Sheehan
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