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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

grammer question

Is the phrase "gone missing" correct usage. I read and hear it all the time and it sounds wrong--help before my brain "goes missing" Emotion: smile
  

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It's a colloquial expression. It's not "proper" grammar (which, by the way, is spelled with an A, not an E), but you WILL hear it. It may be highly regionalized, but it's certainly used where I live.

— BarbaraPA

  • It's a colloquial expression.
  • It's not "proper" grammar (which, by the way, is spelled with an A, not an E), but you WILL hear it.
  • It may be highly regionalized, but it's certainly used where I live.
  • Have you seen my pen?
  • It seems to have gone missing.
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It's a colloquial expression.

It's not "proper" grammar (which, by the way, is spelled with an A, not an E), but you WILL hear it. It may be highly regionalized, but it's certainly used where I live.

Have you seen my pen? It seems to have gone missing.

Darn it! Where's the television remote? It's gone missing again!

Because it's colloquial, do NOT use it in yo
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Hi,

'Grammer' is a spelling mistake. The word is 'grammar'.

We seldom correct this on the Forum, but it seems appropriate to do so here, since Grammar geek was kind enough to answer your question.

Best wishes, Clive
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When you use "gone" plus an adjective (in this case "missing"), there is an impression that the action is deliberate and that the time scale involved is likely to be long. "He's gone native" he wants to adapt to the society around him and is unlikely to change in the short term. "She's gone completely mad", more likely to be a negative comment on someone's beliefs or behaviour than their mental he
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Hello,

Thanks for your clarifications. I would be glad to know if this statement is a coloquial expression: "look on the bright side".
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Yes, it means "look for the positive aspects of something."
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AnonymousHello,

Thanks for your clarifications. I would be glad to know if this statement is a coloquial expression: "look on the bright side".
Pls start a new thread for a new question/subject.
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