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Why it is not 'where did Willy go?' instead of 'where Willy went?'

Hi, I bought a book for my kid then I have a question on the title. Why it is not 'Where did Willy go'? I think this way is correct in gramma.

Thank you. 


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liam_tomli profile picture liam_tomliJuly 2019
Because its telling a story of where Willy went.
The title is not a question. I guess they could of used either.
  • Tace profile picture TaceAugust 2019
    Mary,

    In normal speech, we would say, "Where did Willy go?" This leaves the question open as to whether Willy made it to his destination, or if there was a destination, but that usually doesn't matter.

    Because of the subject of the book, it really does matter that Willy made it to his destination. In this case, the title definitively states that Willy made it to his destination, and further that the book will tell where he went.

    As liam notes, the title is not a question, but is more an answer to a question, and this is probably why you are confused. You might ask, "Where did Willy go," and then you would get the response, "I'll tell you where Willy went."

    So, "Where Willy Went" is the title because it is such an important concept that it rather speaks for itself. The title is telling the reader that this place is really important, and it is the entire point of the book. This wording is more concrete as a reference to this all-important place. "Where did Willy go" is much more nebulous and won't grab the reader in the same way.

    Something else is going on here though. The author takes advantage of alliteration with the three W's.

    As a side note, "assonance" would have been the repetition of vowels instead of consonants.

    @liam_tomli - forgive the correction, but it would be correct to say, "I guess they could have used either... and yes, "they" could have.
Ruylopez profile picture RuylopezJuly 2019

I presume author wanted to convey readers that character is not there in its usual place so reader is going to check where willy went ...went is past tense of go ....hope it answer your question.