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Pedants' corner

I've got bills that need paid"

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Greensleeves · 07/04/2008 13:27

or

"My childminder is going on holiday, will she want paid for that week?"

Which regional dialect does this come from? I'm not being nasty, I just haven't come across it IRL and there are no accents on here so I don't know where it's from.

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motherhurdicure · 08/04/2008 15:04

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BarcodeZebra · 08/04/2008 22:20

Midnight: I, sneakily, rather like "how?" I long for one of my friend's kids to start asking asking "how?' all the time instead of "why?"

Oh, dear God. It's just occurred to me: it's going to be one of mine isn't it?

AAAAAARRRRRRGGGGGGGGHHHHHH.....

motherhurdicure · 08/04/2008 22:46

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SoMuchToBits · 08/04/2008 22:58

Definitely Scottish - my Scottish ds says things like "the car needs washed" .

SoMuchToBits · 08/04/2008 22:59

Dh I meant, not ds.

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