“Needs washed” and similar... regional?

[Magpiefeather]

I only know one person IRL who uses this turn of phrase, for example

Needs washed
Needs cut
Needs tidied

They are from the New Forest...

Have seen this a lot on MN and I just wondered is it a regional thing?

Before I knew this New Forest Friend and read Mumsnet I had never heard this before. I would say

Needs TO BE washed
Or needs washing

Anyone shed any light?

Ifiwasabird - I’d say the cat wants to come in

Oh we say pictures here (NI) too!!

Strangely though I would also say the cat wants OUT

Not sure what strange grammatical rules I am following here! No wonder it’s notoriously difficult to learn English as a second language!

If I said that (about the cat) my children would ask me why I’m talking weird!

Needs gone on FB selling pages. A lot but never hear people saying it. Chester draws is so wrong and annoyingl. It is “chest of drawers”

A real N Ireland-ism is 'my hair needs cut badly', or 'the lawn needs cut badly'. And then some smartarse responds 'why do you want a bad haircut, ho ho ho'

*Mother-in-law from Herefordshire says ‘wants’ instead of needs

So:

That chicken wants eating
The grass wants cutting*

I agree it sounds really odd, especially when it describes something a person clearly doesn't want e.g. 'he wants putting away (in prison), a slap' etc.

I wonder though, whether it is derived from 'it is in want of...' so 'it lacks' rather than 'it desires'?

How would a Scottish person ask about where did you stay on holiday temporarily, ie which hotel, resort etc, seeing as 'where do you stay' is used for 'where is your permanent residence'. Always confused me that one.

Person 1 : Remember and go to the right place for the mince

My Scottish dh would say 'mind' instead of 'remember'

Scottish I don't think I know anyone who says "needs to be washed" etc. Just "needs" is fine. I didn't realised it wasn't normal 😂

We all say "mind" for remember, and "ken" for "you know what I mean". Probably loads more buy can't think when I'm put on the spot 😂

I immediately thought it'd be mind not remember too!

My favourite Scottish word is outwith. Especially in the phrase "out with my remit".

I like outside in. There's a pub in Glasgow called the Outside Inn. 😂

Wasn't sure if 'mind' was regional Time

I watched a documentary once where a woman kept saying the word “us” for me. It was really confusing till I googled it and found its a north-eastern thing (i believe).

Mind blown that not everyone says this. (Scottish)

Yes it would always be mind not remember.
Mind and put the bins out in the morning.
@BarbaraofSeville it would be the same.
At home, where do you stay/where are you from? On holidays, where are you staying/whereabouts are you?!

How would a Scottish person ask about where did you stay on holiday temporarily, ie which hotel, resort etc, seeing as 'where do you stay' is used for 'where is your permanent residence

I'd still ask where you stayed.

Is outside in Scottish? How else do you describe it?

Inside out.

I must add that my parents were both Irish - mum from the south and dad from the north - and I can honestly say they would never have spoken like this.. They were born 1924 and 1916, respectively. It strikes me as a more modern turn of phrase, perhaps?

@BarbaraofSevillle, I'd say "faur did ye bide?" 😁

"Chicken wants eating"
"Grass wants cutting"

Simply uses a contraction of IN WANT OF instead of IN NEED OF.

And IN WANT OF is a perfectly acceptable way of meaning "Needs"

@IfIWasABirdIdFlyIn2ACeilingFan

We say “the cat’s wanting in” 😀

@Mokepon
We’d say “mind on to put the bins out”!

That chicken wants eating

I say things want eating. Also say "she wants to mind her own business" or "he wants to leave me alone" - in lieu of should.
I am from the north west midlands