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Reporters Without Borders sues X(www.voanews.com)

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stoly@lemmy.world
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Dialect variation. For me, saying “the car needs washed” sounds truly strange but millions and millions of people say it. You’re experiencing similar with this phrase.

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JWBananas@lemmy.world
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the car needs washed

Is there a name/term for this abomination? I’ve only ever heard one person speak in that form (omitting “to be”), and it has haunted me ever since.

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ValenThyme@reddthat.com
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‘chest of draws’ was a weird one for me!

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loppy@fedia.io
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I believe you, I had just never heard it was “wrong” and it’s never stood out to me.

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stoly@lemmy.world
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Funny enough I learned about it in a linguistics class from a professor out of Michigan. Never heard the concept before and I think a lot of people had their minds blown.

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