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To: Lazamataz
"So I went 'Whoaaaaa' and we both went 'Whoaaaa'."

Which highlights a particular peeve of mine.

When did the various conjugations of the verb 'to go' suplant the words 'said', 'say', and 'says'?

Listen for it and it will drive you mad. You'll even hear it from supposedly educated people;

So, he goes, "My father said..."
Then I went, "I don't care..."

As nails on a chalkboard to me.

34 posted on 04/11/2008 12:21:47 PM PDT by Bloody Sam Roberts (A couple of pints and a package of crisps. Ahhh...life's good.)
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts

It’s words borrowed from another language.

Soigo lemme have the taco, anegoes noway, soigo get the managa, anegoes noway again.

Soigo
Anegoes
Anenegoes

No wum sain?


48 posted on 04/11/2008 12:55:08 PM PDT by DBrow
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts
When did the various conjugations of the verb 'to go' suplant the words 'said', 'say', and 'says'?

At least since the early 1970's - - - I can remember some teacher-type complaining about it when I was a kid. I just looked at her and went "Huh?"

It's been about four solid decades now, so I think it's pretty much become a standard usage.

51 posted on 04/11/2008 12:56:33 PM PDT by LikeLight (http://www.believersguidetolegalissues.com)
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