done gone

(idea) by erasmus_ (?) Fri Jan 21 2000 at 19:16:53
ie "have". As in, "I done gone messed up" instead of "I have messed up". Frequently used by those with poor English skills as just verbal filler.
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(idea) by Segnbora-t (19.8 hr) Mon Jan 24 2000 at 3:16:57
I don't think of this construction as verbal filler; it's just a method of forming the past tense in some regional varieties of English. I associate it with the South.
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