Spelling/Grammar Police
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Stevenj214 said:
So we've had their, there and they're. We've had brought/bought.
Where do people stand on sentences such as "the dishes need doing" and "the floor needs hoovering"?
Surely the correct forms are "the dishes need to be done" and "the floor needs hoovered".
surely it would be the floor needs to be vacuum cleaned Where do people stand on sentences such as "the dishes need doing" and "the floor needs hoovering"?
Surely the correct forms are "the dishes need to be done" and "the floor needs hoovered".
elster said:
Stevenj214 said:
So we've had their, there and they're. We've had brought/bought.
Where do people stand on sentences such as "the dishes need doing" and "the floor needs hoovering"?
Surely the correct forms are "the dishes need to be done" and "the floor needs hoovered".
surely it would be the floor needs to be vacuum cleaned Where do people stand on sentences such as "the dishes need doing" and "the floor needs hoovering"?
Surely the correct forms are "the dishes need to be done" and "the floor needs hoovered".
And if it was hoovered it should actually be Hoovered, surely? elster said:
Stevenj214 said:
So we've had their, there and they're. We've had brought/bought.
Where do people stand on sentences such as "the dishes need doing" and "the floor needs hoovering"?
Surely the correct forms are "the dishes need to be done" and "the floor needs hoovered".
surely it would be the floor needs to be vacuum cleaned Where do people stand on sentences such as "the dishes need doing" and "the floor needs hoovering"?
Surely the correct forms are "the dishes need to be done" and "the floor needs hoovered".
Stevenj214 said:
So we've had their, there and they're. We've had brought/bought.
Where do people stand on sentences such as "the dishes need doing" and "the floor needs hoovering"?
Surely the correct forms are "the dishes need to be done" and "the floor needs hoovered".
Just do as the wife tells you & you'll be fine.Where do people stand on sentences such as "the dishes need doing" and "the floor needs hoovering"?
Surely the correct forms are "the dishes need to be done" and "the floor needs hoovered".
Stevenj214 said:
So we've had their, there and they're. We've had brought/bought.
Where do people stand on sentences such as "the dishes need doing" and "the floor needs hoovering"?
Surely the correct forms are "the dishes need to be done" and "the floor needs hoovered".
What's she doing out the kitchen!! spare the Rod, spoil the bWhere do people stand on sentences such as "the dishes need doing" and "the floor needs hoovering"?
Surely the correct forms are "the dishes need to be done" and "the floor needs hoovered".
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Stevenj214 said:
So we've had their, there and they're. We've had brought/bought.
Where do people stand on sentences such as "the dishes need doing" and "the floor needs hoovering"?
Surely the correct forms are "the dishes need to be done" and "the floor needs hoovered".
No, no, no!Where do people stand on sentences such as "the dishes need doing" and "the floor needs hoovering"?
Surely the correct forms are "the dishes need to be done" and "the floor needs hoovered".
"The dishes need doing", while you could have chosen a better verb, such as "washing" is correct. "Doing" is a gerund - a verbal noun. It is what the dishes need, just as a car might need petrol at one time and washing at another.
"The floor needs hoovered" is odd and wrong.
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