• leftzero@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    3 days ago

    Is English your primary language?

    Nah, it’s my third (though I mostly consume media in English).

    Mostly picked up through reading, and torrents, which explains me mixing dialects without rhyme or reason, though I try to favour English over American most of the time.

    To me the sentence should be:

    the white house needs to be burnt again.

    Correct, as far as I know.

    Or

    the white house needs burning again.

    That seems to be correct too, though I’m not sure if it depends on the specific dialect.

    I’ve also seen

    it needs fixed

    Which is what I used (though I used the irregular form burnt instead of burned, which is probably me mixing dialects again), and isn’t technically correct, though it is used in some dialects.

    I just thought it sounded appropriate for this particular situation. 🤷‍♂️

    Is this the language evolving?

    Probably. Languages do be like that. 🤷‍♂️