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Originally Posted by jinx
I disagree. If you're going to omit the verb of being you should use the present participle not the past. Needs enlightening vs needs to be enlightened.
It's a regional thing though, my room mate from mid/western PA didn't use 'to be' either. The thing that really bugged me though, was when she would say "The car needs washed" she would say "warshed".
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That sounds right, though. Ugh, in my head, I hate to add "to be."
Etre!
(My grandma used to say feesh for fish.) Definitely some regional differences.