Re: meaning of 'done-went'?

In message <3maur8F15f95vU1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Einde O'Callaghan <einde.ocallaghan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes
photon wrote: 
what does done-went mean in the following sentence?
  our father decided what they wanted to do in life,which was very
often what their fathers has done-went to college or apprenticed
themselves,and persued the same career until retirement.

This sentence isn't very grammatical. I think it should read:

"Our fathers decided what they wanted to do in life, which was very often what their fathers had done - went to college or apprenticed themselves, and pursued the same career until retirement."

Here "done-went" isn't one hyphenated word but 2 words separated by a dash.

I think it's regional/class. Not that common, but if I hear someone local [NW Durham] say:

"I done went and..."

it doesn't surprise me. It seems to be used to re-emphasis an action.

However, I'd agree with Einde in the example quoted.

--
Philip Powell
Looking north across the Derwent Valley and Northumberland
to The Cheviot
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