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Subject:Re: spoken & written usage From:Margaret Penman <Margaret -dot- Penman -at- ITS -dot- CSIRO -dot- AU> Date:Tue, 15 Nov 1994 11:26:58 +1100
> About 20 years ago, I noticed that some teen agers were using
> "goes" or "go" instead of "said." Is this only in California or all
> over the country?
Not just the country, it's also quite prevalent in Australia.
Margaret Penman (From Oz)
Margaret -dot- Penman -at- its -dot- csiro -dot- au