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Sentence #294361

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Cabo Cabo December 29, 2020 December 29, 2020 at 11:01:34 AM UTC link Permalink

it means, he had several marriages?
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Objectivesea Objectivesea December 29, 2020, edited December 29, 2020 December 29, 2020 at 11:37:57 AM UTC, edited December 29, 2020 at 11:52:52 AM UTC link Permalink

Yes, @Cabo. Most people nowadays understand that maintaining a marriage requires the cooperative work and shared interests of both partners. Many marriages, however, break down — perhaps as many as one in three or one in two. In the above sentence, I would construe the word "goes" as equivalent to the plural noun "attempts". If he has married three times, we can assume that his first two attempts were unsuccessful.

shekitten shekitten December 29, 2020 December 29, 2020 at 11:46:22 AM UTC link Permalink

Agreed.

Cabo Cabo December 29, 2020 December 29, 2020 at 11:47:55 AM UTC link Permalink

Thank you for the answer!

Ooneykcall Ooneykcall December 29, 2020 December 29, 2020 at 12:18:01 PM UTC link Permalink

Interesting sentence. Marriage likened to a test or trial you "have a go at" trying to succeed at last.

Objectivesea Objectivesea December 29, 2020, edited December 29, 2020 December 29, 2020 at 12:43:57 PM UTC, edited December 29, 2020 at 12:45:25 PM UTC link Permalink

Yes, it is, @Ooneykcall. Perhaps I should have noted that the phrase "have a go at" is chiefly British usage, though it is readily understood by U.S., Canadian and Australian speakers as well.

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He has had several goes at marriage.

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linked by duran, September 20, 2011