Come in grammar nazis!-fixed

[cirthix]

She's arguing about the grammar, not sentence structure.

ack, it should be need, not needs! she was arguing about "done" and "to be done". gonna restart the poll because i suck at typing haha

 

[j00fek]

no

 

[rudder]

You nazi sympathizers!

 

[kogase]

No. You're using the archaic "needs", but that's an adverb. If you take out the adverb the sentence should still make sense, but it doesn't: "The dishes done."

 

[dullard]

1) "Needs" shouldn't be plural
2) "Done" is not correct there.

Other than that, the sentence is just fine. Two errors out of 4 words. That is a 50% success rate. I say it's a good start.

 

[GasX]

That's the kind of sentence that makes a high school English teacher suck on her tailpipe.

 

[Miramonti]

More proper grammar would be 'come inside, grammar nazis!'.

 

[cirthix]

Originally posted by: jjsole
More proper grammar would be 'come inside, grammar nazis!'.

grammar nazi!!

 

[dullard]

Dictionary.com tells all.

Usage Note: Depending on the sense, the verb 'need' behaves sometimes like an auxiliary verb (such as 'can' or 'may') and sometimes like a main verb (such as 'want' or 'try'). When used as a main verb, 'need' agrees with its subject, takes 'to' before the verb following it, and combines with do in questions, negations, and certain other constructions: 'He needs to go.'

Regional Note: When need is used as the main verb, it can be followed by a present participle, as in 'The car needs washing', or by 'to be' plus a past participle, as in 'The car needs to be washed.' However, in some areas of the United States, especially western Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio, many speakers omit to be and use just the past participle form, as in The car needs washed. This use of need with past participles is slightly more common in the British Isles, being particularly prevalent in Scotland.

So, in some regions they ignore the proper grammer and omit words.

 

[Strk]

Originally posted by: dullard
1) "Needs" shouldn't be plural
2) "Done" is not correct there.

Other than that, the sentence is just fine. Two errors out of 4 words. That is a 50% success rate. I say its a good start.

 

[ahurtt]

The proper sentence would have been, "Get your ass in here and wash the dishes you fat, lazy bitch! And then make me a chicken pot pie!"

 

[dullard]

Originally posted by: Strk

I never claimed to be perfect at either spelling or grammar in my posts. Tons of my posts have errors. You might as well point out the (at least) three other errors in my first post. All that, however, doesn't mean I can't point out errors that I see.

 

[Schfifty Five]

The dishes need to be done. <- 100% correct English and grammar

 

[Howard]

dem dishes need doin

 

[Strk]

Originally posted by: dullard

Originally posted by: Strk

I never claimed to be perfect at either spelling or grammar in my posts. Tons of my posts have errors. You might as well point out the (at least) three other errors in my first post. All that, however, doesn't mean I can't point out errors that I see.

Same

I know I make plenty of errors, but it's not a big deal. I just felt the need to on that one

 

[Born2bwire]

*cough*

Originally posted by: dullard
Dictionary.com tells all.

Usage Note: Depending on the sense, the verb 'need' behaves sometimes like an auxiliary verb (such as 'can' or 'may') and sometimes like a main verb (such as 'want' or 'try'). When used as a main verb, 'need' agrees with its subject, takes 'to' before the verb following it, and combines with do in questions, negations, and certain other constructions: 'He needs to go.'

Regional Note: When need is used as the main verb, it can be followed by a present participle, as in 'The car needs washing', or by 'to be' plus a past participle, as in 'The car needs to be washed.' However, in some areas of the United States, especially western Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio, many speakers omit to be and use just the past participle form, as in The car needs washed. This use of need with past participles is slightly more common in the British Isles, being particularly prevalent in Scotland.

So, in some regions they ignore the proper grammar and omit words.

Heh, we could do this all day.

 

[nakedfrog]

No. It should be "Gots to warsh them dishes."

 

[PingSpike]

Correct english in this case would be: "Throw out them paper plates."

 

[Nick5324]

Originally posted by: Howard
dem dishes need doin

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