they go

[svetlana14]

What did the guy say at 04:15? [

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[jutfrank]

... and you talk too much about them, they goes "Oh, all right, we won't kill them but we'll give them a strong sanction."

 

[svetlana14]

... and you talk too much about them, they goes "Oh, all right, we won't kill them but we'll give them a strong sanction."

What is the meaning of "they goes"?

 

[jutfrank]

It means something like 'they react with the attitude of'.

He should have said 'they go', not 'they goes'. He doesn't speak carefully.

 

[5jj]

Go and be like are common alternatives to say for many people these days, usually in the present tense.

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[svetlana14]

Go and be like are common alternatives to say for many people these days, usually in the present tense.

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Is that meaning close to "say
[transitive] + speech (informal) (used when telling a story) to say

I asked ‘How much?’ and he goes, ‘Fifty’ and I go, ‘Fifty? You must be joking!’" - [https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/spellcheck/english/?q=they+go]

but used figuratevely?

 

[probus]

The past tense of those "say" alternatives is also common where I live. For example,

So George went "What the f*ck?" and I was like "Chill out, man. Be cool."

 

[5jj]

Is that meaning close to "say
[transitive] + speech (informal) (used when telling a story) to say

I asked ‘How much?’ and he goes, ‘Fifty’ and I go, ‘Fifty? You must be joking!’" - [https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/spellcheck/english/?q=they+go]

but used figuratevely?

I don't understand your question. The meaning is the one in Oxford. It's hardly figurative.

 

[jutfrank]

When you say 'figurative', Svetlana, are you asking if it's a literal quotation of speech? If so, the answer is no. The quote is meant only as a way of expressing a general attitude.

 

[svetlana14]

i don't understand your question. The meaning is the one in Oxford. It's hardly figurativ

i don't understand your question. The meaning is the one in Oxford. It's hardly figurative.

I thought that the meaning in Oxford is close to what you are saying is the meaning of "they go".