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<p>Laurence Horn wrote:
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12:20 PM -0800 11/7/00, Salikoko Mufwene wrote:
<blockquote type="cite" cite>At 05:52 PM 11/7/2000 +0000, Lynne Murphy
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<p>>>A southern student in my "Dialect Voices in Literature" class
<br>>>suggested that "gone and" is equivalent to PERFECT "done" in this
<br>>>construction. However, another southern student said she was not
<br>>>familiar with it. My African-American student had no clue either.
<br>>>The rest of white American students in the class had no idea. Can
<br>>>anybody on this list enlighten us?
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<br>>Your question's a bit ambiguous. Are the other students unfamiliar
<br>>with "gone and" or "done"? The former seems unbelievable.
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<br><font size=+1>They are all unfamiliar with the "gone and" construction.</font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font size=+1>Sali.</font></blockquote>
Weird. There's even an extremely popular cross-over pop/country song
from a couple of years ago by Shenia Twain about someone who's "gone 'n'
done it". No literal motion involved; I've repressed it, but the
"it" was probably falling in love. Anyone remember? Oh wait,
the internet. Let's see...Here it is. (Enough [gone and done
it]s for everyone in Sali's class to have one.) <A HREF="http://www.shania.com/cool-3.htm">http://www.shania.com/cool-3.htm</A>
(if you want to see her preparing to sing)LOVE GETS ME EVERY TIME
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Written by Twain/Lange
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Life was goin' great
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Love was gonna have to wait
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Was in no hurry -- had no worries
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Stayin' single was the plan
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Didn't need a steady man
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Had it covered -- 'til I dicovered
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Bridge:
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That love gets me every time
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My heart changed my mind
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I gol' darn gone and done it
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Chorus:
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Gone and done it (gone and done it)
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Guess I fell in love (gone and done it)
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Must have been the way he walked (gone and done it)
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Or his sweet sweet talk (gone and done it)
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I guess I -- gol' darn gone and done it
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I was quite content
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Just a-payin' my own rent
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It was my place -- I needed my space
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I was free to shop around
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In no rush to settle down
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I had it covered -- 'til I discovered
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(Bridge)
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(Chorus)
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Chorus: Gone and done it (gone and done it)
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Guess I fell in love (gone and done it)
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Must have been the way he walked (gone and done it)
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Or his sweet sweet talk (gone and done it)
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It's in the way he calls my name (gone and done it)
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I know I'll never be the same (gone and done it)
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(Bridge)
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Thought I had it covered
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Life was going great
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Well I gol' darn gone and done it</blockquote>
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