Words Often Misused: Go, Went, Like, All
Go and went mean “move(d).”
Is like means “resembles something.”
All means “the total of something.”
In formal writing and speaking, using “goes,” “is all,” or “is like” to mean “said” should be avoided. Also, the word “like” should not be inserted where it does not belong, as in the sentence “She said that was, like, the best movie she had seen.”
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