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Anonymous Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
Confusion regarding a commonly used phrase
With all the missing people lately in the U.S., I hear news reporters commonly using the term "He went missing". For example, They'll say "John Doe went missing October 4." Is this grammatically correct?
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There are some previous comments on this formation here-- To Go Missing -- and here-- Grammar . I myself would consider it so completely accepted into the language that it can be used in any but the most formal register.
- There are some previous comments on this formation here-- To Go Missing -- and here-- Grammar .
- I myself would consider it so completely accepted into the language that it can be used in any but the most formal register.
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There are some previous comments on this formation here-- To Go Missing-- and here-- Grammar. I myself would consider it so completely accepted into the language that it can be used in any but the most formal
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