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#88682 12/05/2002 9:06 AM

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RhubarbCommando

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She said she believes that the Pericue, who for unknown reasons went extinct in the 18th century, ...
For some reason, this construction offends my ears. I would have used "became" in place of "went".
What's your opinion?

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went/became RhubarbCommando 12/05/2002 9:06 AM

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Re: went missing in action? WhitmanO'Neill 03/02/2003 5:19 AM

Re: went missing in action? Faldage 03/02/2003 12:38 PM

Re: went missing in action? WhitmanO'Neill 03/02/2003 2:04 PM

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Re: went missing in action? Faldage 03/02/2003 10:49 PM

Re: went missing in action? WhitmanO'Neill 03/02/2003 11:44 PM

Re: went missing in action? RhubarbCommando 03/03/2003 1:31 PM

Re: went missing in action? WhitmanO'Neill 03/03/2003 1:59 PM

Re: went missing in action? dxb 03/03/2003 1:52 PM

Re: went/became WhitmanO'Neill 12/05/2002 3:41 PM

Re: went/became WhitmanO'Neill 12/05/2002 4:02 PM

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Re: went/became maahey 03/03/2003 5:06 PM

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