Re: needs washed

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From: Craig Cockburn
Date: Thu, 06 Aug 1992 06:44

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In article <9208052111.AA20375@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU>, lucas@WATSON.IBM.COM ("Bruce Lucas") writes...
>construct, and believe (but would not swear) that I once heard a
>New Zealander use it.  I would be interested in any comments the
>readers of this newsgroup might have on the origin and extent of
>this construct.
> 

I'm from Scotland - the construction is very widely used there. Perhaps
it was brought to the US by all the emigrating Scots.

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