http://www.englishforums.com/search/pro.htm?q=tag%3aExpressions+tag%3aAmerican+English+tag%3aColloquial+expressionsSearch results for 'tag:Expressions tag:American English tag:Colloquial expressions' matching tags 'Expressions', 'American English', and 'Colloquial expressions'en-USCSMOD (Build: 3273.32735)http://www.englishforums.com/English/AmericanEnglishLazyEnglish/13/gczkx/Post.htm#512581Sun, 11 May 2008 22:16:09 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:512581brazilian clownAll I know is that British accent sounds better but surprisingly however I d rather to speak the American one because words come out easier regarding the pronounciation of course sometimes when I watch some American movies is unavoidable to dislike some colloquial expressions some used by rappers for instance http://www.englishforums.com/English/GoTalk/kqzq/post.htm#53855Sat, 06 Nov 2004 02:32:17 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:53855califjimThe GO DO SOMETHING Family of Colloquial Expressions There are several variants of go do in American English All are used informally in conversation and almost never in formal writing In the following discussion the verb do stands for any verb but the list of verbs normally used with this construction in everyday conversation is not very long Probably the three most used members of the go do family are the imperatives Go do it Go and do it Go ahead and do it These are all used in a more relaxed style of speaking so the and sounds like in or un Go n do it In all of these the go is used to show that the speaker is giving encouragement to the listener and or calling the listener into action The go can be a literal going or not go ahead is more used when the going is not literal Here the go is an encouragement to proceed without delay Go make me a sandwich A literal movement away from the speaker is probably necessary to get the task done Go ahead and start writing the letters Not necessarily movement Don t wait to start writing Proceed immediately to the task To a pet dog Go get your leash and we ll go for a walk Go get it boy Good dog Movement away from speaker You should probably go ahead and call her as soon as you get a chance Not necessarily movement Go and see if the taxi has arrived yet Movement All can be preceded by just Just go do it Just go and do it Just go ahead and do it The addition of just shows that the speaker is trivializing what is to be done in order to encourage the listener even more The listener is encouraged not to consider the advisability of performing the action not to worry about it not to feel that permission is needed The feel of these expressions is Don t think Act More examples Go sit in the kitchen and I ll be there in a second Do you want to go and see a movie Go get a blanket for Grandma Go and sin no more Biblical Go Tell It on the Mountain Song title Guess I ll go eat worms Said when you feel that nobody likes you Just go ask him he s not going to bite you We re almost ready Go set the table Just go ahead and park over there My jacket was torn to pieces Now I m going to have to go buy another one In the past went and did or present perfect have gone and done the meaning changes and the forms without and are not possible Frequently the meaning in this case if not one of literal movement is one of showing disbelief and disapproval a sense of shouldn t have Susan went and told Jane about the surprise party Why did she go and do that Jack just got paid yesterday and he s already gone and spent it all Before the buffet was completely set up Laura just went and helped herself to the crab salad When little Bobby spilled milk all over the floor his mom said Now look what you ve gone and done Why did you go and leave us Not redundant The go is the attitudinal element leave is the element of motion http://www.englishforums.com/English/GoDoSth/wklx/post.htm#42395Mon, 16 Aug 2004 03:51:41 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:42395califjimShort answer Yes The GO DO SOMETHING Family of Colloquial Expressions There are several variants of go do in American English All are used informally in conversation and almost never in formal writing In the following discussion the verb do stands for any verb but the list of verbs normally used with this construction in everyday conversation is not very long Probably the three most used members of the go do family are the imperatives Go do it Go and do it Go ahead and do it These are all used in a more relaxed style of speaking so the and sounds like in or un Go n do it In all of these the go is used to show that the speaker is giving encouragement to the listener and or calling the listener into action The go can be a literal going or not go ahead is more used when the going is not literal Here the go is an encouragement to proceed without delay Go make me a sandwich A literal movement away from the speaker is probably necessary to get the task done Go ahead and start writing the letters Not necessarily movement Don t wait to start writing Proceed immediately to the task To a pet dog Go get your leash and we ll go for a walk Go get it boy Good dog Movement away from speaker You should probably go ahead and call her as soon as you get a chance Not necessarily movement Go and see if the taxi has arrived yet Movement All can be preceded by just Just go do it Just go and do it Just go ahead and do it The addition of just shows that the speaker is trivializing what is to be done in order to encourage the listener even more The listener is encouraged not to consider the advisability of performing the action not to worry about it not to feel that permission is needed The feel of these expressions is Don t think Act More examples Go sit in the kitchen and I ll be there in a second Do you want to go and see a movie Go get a blanket for Grandma Go and sin no more Biblical Go Tell It on the Mountain Song title Guess I ll go eat worms Said when you feel that nobody likes you Just go ask him he s not going to bite you We re almost ready Go set the table Just go ahead and park over there My jacket was torn to pieces Now I m going to have to go buy another one In the past went and did or present perfect have gone and done the meaning changes and the forms without and are not possible Frequently the meaning in this case if not one of literal movement is one of showing disbelief and disapproval a sense of shouldn t have Susan went and told Jane about the surprise party Why did she go and do that Jack just got paid yesterday and he s already gone and spent it all Before the buffet was completely set up Laura just went and helped herself to the crab salad When little Bobby spilled milk all over the floor his mom said Now look what you ve gone and done Why did you go and leave us Not redundant The go is the attitudinal element leave is the element of motion For a similar construction see up used as a verb She upped and left