"went missing"

Posted by Sean Fahey on July 18, 2006

Over the last year I have started to hear news reporters use the phrase "went missing". What is the difference between missing and went missing, and when did this start?

• "Went missing" Smokey Stover 18/July/06
  • "Went missing" R. Berg 19/July/06
    • "Went missing" Victoria S Dennis 20/July/06