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Here's my whine: in the past few years I have noticed a lot of people either omitting the words "to be" in front of a word, or failing to append the letters "ing." When did this become grammatically acceptable?
 
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Hmmm makeup shopping.....
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Already accomplished. :) Besides replacing the cosmetics bag, I'm also replacing the pressed powder, eye pencil and mascara. The first two were getting old and needed replaced anyway; the mascara is one of the many sample sizes that I have and was also overdue for being replaced. The cosmetics bag was worn and frayed, and while I probably could launder it clean, it's not worth making the effort.

I am thinking of putting the lip balms and/or lipsticks I carry in a snack size plastic bag inside the cosmetics bag. That way, if anything melts, the damage will be minimized.

While I'm not seriously in the market for any cosmetics, I'm thinking about the upcoming Estee Lauder Summer Vibes gift with purchase that starts Wednesday at Macy's. The glowing skin items - which include a pretty blush, lip gloss and serum, along with a few other items - look awfully tempting. I also like the floral tote the gift comes in; it's summery. So while I've been successful in avoiding a number of gifts with purchase, this one I might have to buy.
 
Joe said:
Here's my whine: in the past few years I have noticed a lot of people either omitting the words "to be" in front of a word, or failing to append the letters "ing." When did this become grammatically acceptable?
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This isn't new. The construction in which "need" is directly followed by a past participle is part of Scots English and was probably brought to North America by the Scots Irish immigrants. It's common in a swath across the middle of the country stretching from western Pennsylvania to Kansas (roughly). Much more detail than you want: https://ygdp.yale.edu/phenomena/needs-washed. If you've just noticed it lately, you probably just happen to have had increased contact with people who grew up in those areas. If you enjoy getting irritated about language variation and change, you'll never lack for pet peeves, since all living languages always vary by region and social group and continually change.
 
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Joe said:
Here's my whine: in the past few years I have noticed a lot of people either omitting the words "to be" in front of a word, or failing to append the letters "ing." When did this become grammatically acceptable?
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bia said:
This isn't new. The construction in which "need" is directly followed by a past participle is part of Scots English and was probably brought to North America by the Scots Irish immigrants. It's common in a swath across the middle of the country stretching from western Pennsylvania to Kansas (roughly). Much more detail than you want: https://ygdp.yale.edu/phenomena/needs-washed. If you've just noticed it lately, you probably just happen to have had increased contact with people who grew up in those areas. If you enjoy getting irritated about language variation and change, you'll never lack for pet peeves, since all living languages always vary by region and social group and continually change.
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applause, applause!

FWIW, it's one of my favorite regional language identifiers; I first encountered it in friends from Central PA, then Western PA, then a wide swath of Ohio. I stopped keeping track, after that. The moment I read it in Purr's post, I pegged her as coming from one of those areas. Didn't realize it was more widespread. Thx for the lingo link.
 
Just pushed back hard to my new boss via e-mail (I'm in a meeting; he was back in the office), arguing against what he'd asked me to do, clarifying our current status, stating I thought his plan was risky and that I am trying to protect us... but that should he still want us to do that, we will.

I might be freaking out a little bit right now. I don't usually take a stand 2 weeks into a new job, but am trying to tell myself that they hired me to provide that type of thinking.
 
Joe said:
Here's my whine: in the past few years I have noticed a lot of people either omitting the words "to be" in front of a word, or failing to append the letters "ing." When did this become grammatically acceptable?
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D.

Or not. (As Hamlet was fond of say.)
 
I was wrong. I don't have a tooth that needs a root canal. I have THREE TEETH THAT NEED A ROOT CANAL! o_O The oral surgeon was at a loss to explain how this happened, especially since I've had very little pain. She agreed that it wasn't a hygiene problem. She said it may have been because it started with a failed filling under a crown. I get another tooth done on Thursday.
 
cornutt said:
I was wrong. I don't have a tooth that needs a root canal. I have THREE TEETH THAT NEED A ROOT CANAL! o_O The oral surgeon was at a loss to explain how this happened, especially since I've had very little pain. She agreed that it wasn't a hygiene problem. She said it may have been because it started with a failed filling under a crown. I get another tooth done on Thursday.
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OMG
 
Right now undergoing tests for this knee pain I've experienced since I got back from Japan. Coming down from hiking Mt. Fuji, I started to get a sharp pain in my left knee.

After I got back from Japan, I took some days rest which seemed to help. About 2 weeks after that, I now have the sharp pain back when I'm dancing + a loss in range of motion. I haven't been able to dance Jive at all since... :(

I just hope it's not a torn meniscus, but right now there are many things pointing to it. MRI to occur this week. :pain:
 
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