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'the car needs being washed' or 'the car needs washing'? #1 (permalink) Fri Aug 15, 2008 13:17 pm   'the car needs being washed' or 'the car needs washing'?
 

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'the car needs being washed' or 'the car needs washing'? #2 (permalink) Fri Aug 15, 2008 13:26 pm   'the car needs being washed' or 'the car needs washing'?
 

I think you can say either "The car needs washing" or "The car needs to be washed" but "The car needs being washed" seems odd to me.
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'the car needs being washed' or 'the car needs washing'? #3 (permalink) Fri Aug 15, 2008 13:29 pm   'the car needs being washed' or 'the car needs washing'?
 

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thank you! #4 (permalink) Fri Aug 15, 2008 13:31 pm   thank you!
 

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