Out of curiosity, what's your take on how to write "this item requires repair"?
"It needs repaired" is something I've seen, which to me is confusing, because it seems like "to be" is missing. When did "needs" run away from the words it's been associated with before?
"It needs repaired" is something I've seen, which to me is confusing, because it seems like "to be" is missing. When did "needs" run away from the words it's been associated with before?