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  • Reply 21 of 24
    MacProMacPro Posts: 19,718member
    dasanman69 wrote: »
    I often use went in place of gone, and most people I speak with do so as well. If this forum was only Americans the OP's use of it would have probably gone unchallenged.

    The same thing happens in England too. Past tense seems to be confusing for some reason.
  • Reply 22 of 24
    damn_its_hotdamn_its_hot Posts: 1,209member
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    So am I to understand that the phrase used in the UK currently is the Queen's English? Would make sense as there has not been a sitting king in the UK in my lifetime. I was referring to the phrase used as the title of a book and historically (in some literature) but english is a dynamic, changing language.


    As we have a Queen it is the Queen's English when Charles ascends the throne it will be back to the Kings English.

     



    So what happens if you have both a King and a Queen?  ;) 

  • Reply 23 of 24
    MacProMacPro Posts: 19,718member
    dasanman69 wrote: »
    I often use went in place of gone, and most people I speak with do so as well. If this forum was only Americans the OP's use of it would have probably gone unchallenged.



    Irregular verbs do strange things to be sure ... It occurs to me a simple analogy might help here.


    The verb 'To Go' [I went] ... add 'have' and it becomes [I have gone]

    The verb 'To Be' [I was] ... add 'have' and it becomes [I have been]

    So in your example that 'went is interchangeable with 'gone' it would follow it should be acceptable to say ... "I have was."
  • Reply 24 of 24
    MacProMacPro Posts: 19,718member


    So what happens if you have both a King and a Queen?  <img alt=";)" src="http://forums-files.appleinsider.com/images/smilies/1wink.gif" style="background-color:rgb(241,241,241);line-height:1.4em;">
     

    The present queen's father was King GeorgeVI while his wife was Queen Elizabeth. I'm sure the English language was just as mangled by the great unwashed then too ... ;)

    When these posts are dead, some OT rubbish is fun ... :D
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