Tag Archives: have went

Have went: just out

Posted on July 27, 2015 by Ingrid Tieken

For Joan Beal, to commemorate her retirement, and to celebrate her wonderful research over the years! Tieken-Boon van Ostade, Ingrid and Viktorija Kostadinova (2015), Have went – an American usage problem. English Language & Linguistics 19/2, 293-312. And lots of … Continue reading →

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Something must have went on

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Viktorija Kostadinova

The first time I read about have went as a usage problem was in the context of what 18th century prescriptivists wrote about it: Robert Lowth and Noah Webster, two 18th (and, in the case of Webster, 19th) century grammarians, both … Continue reading →

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Have went?

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Ingrid Tieken

Several people in the attitudes survey I have been carrying out commented in their texts that they often hear have went and even see it written down sometimes. These people are all teachers, all in their late fifties, early sixties, … Continue reading →

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