Letter: Where has our grammar gone? It went away
Where have you “went,” Joe Dimaggio? “Went” with the wind. “Went” in 60 seconds.
I wasn’t sure whether to submit to the obituary or letters to the editor department to mourn the loss of the past participle “gone.” Remember: Today I go, yesterday I went, twice I have gone? Apparently not.
I frequently hear “I have went” and today (9/27) read the headline in the letters to the editor (online): “Richland Should Have Went Local to Build City Hall.” Ugh.
Please don’t let gone be gone forever.
Maribeth Weide Smith, Kennewick
This story was originally published October 17, 2017 at 2:29 PM with the headline "Letter: Where has our grammar gone? It went away."