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Discussion Groups / British English / August 2005meaning of 'done-went'?
what does done-went mean in the following sentence? our father decided what they wanted to do in life,which was very often what their fathers has done-went to college or apprenticed themselves,and persued the same career until retirement. > what does done-went mean in the following sentence? > our father decided what they wanted to do in life,which was very > often what their fathers has done-went to college or apprenticed > themselves,and persued the same career until retirement. This sentence isn't very grammatical. I think it should read: "Our fathers decided what they wanted to do in life, which was very often what their fathers had done - went to college or apprenticed themselves, and pursued the same career until retirement." Here "done-went" isn't one hyphenated word but 2 words separated by a dash. Regards, Einde O'Callaghan >> what does done-went mean in the following sentence? >> our father decided what they wanted to do in life,which was very [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > >Here "done-went" isn't one hyphenated word but 2 words separated by a dash. I think it's regional/class. Not that common, but if I hear someone local [NW Durham] say: "I done went and..." it doesn't surprise me. It seems to be used to re-emphasis an action. However, I'd agree with Einde in the example quoted.  SignaturePhilip Powell Looking north across the Derwent Valley and Northumberland to The Cheviot >>> what does done-went mean in the following sentence? >>> our father decided what they wanted to do in life,which was very [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > >However, I'd agree with Einde in the example quoted. That's what my Mama done told me when I was in knee-pants. SignaturePhil C. > That's what my Mama done told me when I was in knee-pants. # My sister in pigtails... Giles I done went and said so, very good phrase, I will remember it, "done went". >> what does done-went mean in the following sentence? >> our father decided what they wanted to do in life,which was very [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Regards, Einde O'Callaghan I have no idea what it means but it sounds good! > what does done-went mean in the following sentence? > our father decided what they wanted to do in life,which was very > often what their fathers has done-went to college or apprenticed > themselves,and persued the same career until retirement. |
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