"Needs to be repaired" vs. "needs repairing"

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Is there any difference in meaning between the following two sentences?

My car needs to be repaired.

My car needs reparing.

I think there's a related question somewhere. – Barrie England Dec 01 '13 at 10:04 — Barrie England, Dec 01 '13 at 10:04
@Barrie look no further than OP's previous question. – RegDwigнt Dec 01 '13 at 12:10 — RegDwigнt, Dec 01 '13 at 12:10

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 01 '13 at 09:41

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As a native English speaker I've always understood these to mean exactly the same thing, however 'needs repairing' feels more informal to me. I hear this construction far more than 'needs to be repaired'.

answered Dec 01 '13 at 09:41

Paul

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"Needs to be repaired" vs. "needs repairing"

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