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Mr. Tom Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

What have you gone and done?

Hi

Could you please shed some light on the use of this sentence? My dictionaries are not much help.

What have you gone and done?

Seems like a colloquial sentence to me?

Thanks,

Tom
  

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Mr. Tom What have you gone and done? Seems like a colloquial sentence to me?

— Mister Micawber

  • Mr.
  • Tom What have you gone and done?
  • Seems like a colloquial sentence to me?
  • Yes, 'go and do' is informal.
  • 'Go and' is semantically a kind of emphasizer; it expresses an unusual, spontaneous, unfortunate or surprising action.
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Mr. TomWhat have you gone and done? Seems like a colloquial sentence to me?
Yes, 'go and do' is informal. 'Go and' is semantically a kind of emphasizer; it expresses an unusual, spontaneous, unfortunate or surprising action.

I went and bought a new car last week.
She's gone and left him for another man.
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Thanks, MM!

So, I can also use it this way?

What did you go and say to her? She was so upset?

Tom
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Mr. TomSo, I can also use it this way?What did you go and say to her? She was so upset!
Yes, that's a good example.
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