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Posted by Bryan on May 16, 2007 with category tags of vocabulary

15 comments

I never really thought about it, but since you ask the question, I would say 'forewent'.    → comment by Chronomorph (#11) on May 16, 2007 They both sound wrong but I actually think I'd use 'forgoed'. (As in, "Oh, forgoed's sake".)    → comment by goodladd (#144) on May 16, 2007 Forgoed. But I would only use it forgoeding purposes. Like, "You use forwent? Its forgoed, you idiot! What? What are you gonna do? Punch me? I'd like to see you try! You don't have the---ow. I wish you forwent that urge."    → comment by Gbrowdy (#55) on May 16, 2007 Did without? I'd pick 'forgoed'.    → comment by vinny9 (#33) on May 16, 2007 Forwent. MDR peeked, I saw him.    → comment by KingCasey (#194) on May 16, 2007 The imperfect of "forego" must be "have foregone", otherwise we wouldn't have the adjective "foregone" (e.g., "foregone conclusion"). So "forego" must be an irregular verb, which surely means the past tense is formed the same way as its root word, "go". Go - have gone - went Forego - have foregone - forewent I remember reading somewhere that English has the most irregular verbs of any language. It makes Mrs. R.D. Vandertramp seem easy (if you know what I mean).    → comment by chrisdye (#15) on May 16, 2007 The correct answer is: forewent or forwent    → comment by Bryan (#22) on May 16, 2007 You can't oppress me with your prescriptivist fiats! I'll say foregoed if I want to!    → comment by goodladd (#144) on May 16, 2007 I agree with goodladd. My linguistics degree gives me the ability to say, "Screw you, a-hole" with a certain air of authority. I believe Chomsky said it first...    → comment by Gbrowdy (#55) on May 16, 2007 In a weird coincidence, I used "forewent" in a sentence last week: "Is that actually a word?" "It is now!" Now I find out that I didn't actually coin a word. Damn you dictionary!    → comment by Alex (#118) on May 16, 2007 In a weird coincidence, I used "forewent" in a sentence last week: "Is that actually a word?" "It is now!" Now I find out that I didn't actually coin a word. Damn you dictionary!    → comment by Alex (#118) on May 16, 2007 Forshame.    → comment by Bryan (#22) on May 17, 2007 I agree with the ladd and the browD that Bryan's facist thinking is holding me down. Fight the power!    → comment by vinny9 (#33) on May 17, 2007 Forscore and seven years ago...    → comment by Alex (#118) on May 17, 2007 No one's going to read this, but chris: foregone is a completley different word to forgo. They are not related in any way. http://www.kith.org/journals/jed/2002/07/15/526.html    → comment by FM on September 2, 2007

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