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<div>At 12:20 PM -0800 11/7/00, Salikoko Mufwene wrote:</div>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>At 05:52 PM 11/7/2000 +0000, Lynne
Murphy wrote:<br>
<br>
>>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?<br>
><br>
>Your question's a bit ambiguous. Are the other students
unfamiliar<br>
>with "gone and" or "done"? The former
seems unbelievable.<br>
><br>
<font size="+1">They are all unfamiliar with the "gone and"
construction.</font><br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font size="+1">Sali.</font><br>
<font size="+1"></font></blockquote>
<div>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.)</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>http://www.shania.com/cool-3.htm (if you want to see her
preparing to sing)</div>
<div>LOVE GETS ME EVERY TIME<br>
<br>
<br>
<span
></span
> <span
></span
> <span
></span> Written by
Twain/Lange<br>
<br>
<span
></span
> <span
></span
> <span
></span> Life was goin'
great<br>
<span
></span
> <span
></span
> <span
></span> Love was gonna
have to wait<br>
<span
></span
> <span
></span
> <span
></span> Was in no hurry --
had no worries<br>
<span
></span
> <span
></span
> <span
></span> Stayin' single was
the plan<br>
<span
></span
> <span
></span
> <span
></span> Didn't need a
steady man<br>
<span
></span
> <span
></span
> <span
></span> Had it covered --
'til I dicovered<br>
<br>
<span
></span
> <span
></span
> <span
></span> Bridge:<br>
<span
></span
> <span
></span
> <span
></span> That love gets me
every time<br>
<span
></span
> <span
></span
> <span
></span> My heart changed
my mind<br>
<span
></span
> <span
></span
> <span
></span> I gol' darn gone
and done it<br>
<br>
<span
></span
> <span
></span
> <span
></span> Chorus:<br>
<span
></span
> <span
></span
> <span
></span> Gone and done it
(gone and done it)<br>
<span
></span
> <span
></span
> <span
></span> Guess I fell in
love (gone and done it)<br>
<span
></span
> <span
></span
> <span
></span> Must have been the
way he walked (gone and done it)<br>
<span
></span
> <span
></span
> <span
></span> Or his sweet sweet
talk (gone and done it)<br>
<span
></span
> <span
></span
> <span
></span> I guess I -- gol'
darn gone and done it<br>
<br>
<span
></span
> <span
></span
> <span
></span> I was quite
content<br>
<span
></span
> <span
></span
> <span
></span> Just a-payin' my
own rent<br>
<span
></span
> <span
></span
> <span
></span> It was my place --
I needed my space<br>
<span
></span
> <span
></span
> <span
></span> I was free to shop
around<br>
<span
></span
> <span
></span
> <span
></span> In no rush to
settle down<br>
<span
></span
> <span
></span
> <span
></span> I had it covered
-- 'til I discovered<br>
<br>
<span
></span
> <span
></span
> <span
></span> (Bridge)<br>
<span
></span
> <span
></span
> <span
></span> (Chorus)<br>
<span
></span
> <span
></span
> <span
></span> (Bridge)<br>
<br>
<span
></span
> <span
></span
> <span
></span> Chorus: Gone and
done it (gone and done it)<br>
<span
></span
> <span
></span
> <span
></span> Guess I fell in
love (gone and done it)<br>
<span
></span
> <span
></span
> <span
></span> Must have been the
way he walked (gone and done it)<br>
<span
></span
> <span
></span
> <span
></span> Or his sweet sweet
talk (gone and done it)<br>
<span
></span
> <span
></span
> <span
></span> It's in the way he
calls my name (gone and done it)<br>
<span
></span
> <span
></span
> <span
></span> I know I'll never
be the same (gone and done it)<br>
<br>
<span
></span
> <span
></span
> <span
></span> (Bridge)<br>
<br>
<span
></span
> <span
></span
> <span
></span> Thought I had it
covered<br>
<span
></span
> <span
></span
> <span
></span> Life was going
great<br>
<span
></span
> <span
></span
> <span
></span> Well I gol' darn
gone and done it</div>
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