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minus-squareJWBananas@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoWorse, to me, is that there is a perfectly grammatically correct way to be just as brief. Wrong: The bed sheets need washed. Right: The bed sheets need washing.
minus-squarestoly@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoAnd for a linguist the question is really whether there are native speakers who consider it correct. Here there are millions who say yes.
Worse, to me, is that there is a perfectly grammatically correct way to be just as brief.
Wrong:
Right:
And for a linguist the question is really whether there are native speakers who consider it correct. Here there are millions who say yes.