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[โ€“] jeeva@lemmy.world 17 points 4 months ago (2 children)

It's clearly down to the increase in visible moustache-twirling villains in the news, saying stuff like "and I would have gotten away with it if it weren't for those meddling kids."

Or something.

Personally, I'm also annoyed at the increased use of "needs done", which feels like it's missing half a sentence. But hey, languages are big - and can fit a lot of different usage.

[โ€“] breadsmasher@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago (3 children)

needs done

Could you use it in a sentence, or is that literally the sentence?

โ€œCan you clean the toilet? It needs done.โ€ - like this, or?

[โ€“] Emperor 14 points 4 months ago

Thanks for the knee-trembler, consider my needs done.

[โ€“] imPastaSyndrome@lemm.ee 5 points 4 months ago

Yes like that the carpet needs vacuumed. I hate it. They remove the Hamlet from the situation there is no " to be"

[โ€“] Reddfugee42@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

They drop "to be" for infinitive verbs. The clothes need washed. That bully needs beat up. Etc.

[โ€“] klemptor@startrek.website 4 points 4 months ago (2 children)

My brother-in-law says the dishes "need washed" and I can't tell you how badly that grates on me.

[โ€“] Emperor 3 points 4 months ago

Was he dropped on his head as a child because there's clearly something not right there?

[โ€“] Reddfugee42@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

They need educated