I wonder when the phrase “gone for good” began to mean “gone for forever.” Thus making “for good” mean “forever” as opposed to “for the better.” Language is funny, with all its turns of phrases, and possible confusions. And yet words have immense power.
Gone For Good
Gone For Good
Gone For Good
I wonder when the phrase “gone for good” began to mean “gone for forever.” Thus making “for good” mean “forever” as opposed to “for the better.” Language is funny, with all its turns of phrases, and possible confusions. And yet words have immense power.