See how much of abuse you have done to this idiom!

TELAWAA: Friday, March 11, 2016

"I will forgive you and let bygone be bygone."

That is what I heard from an actor, in a movie, today. Can you see anything wrong with that? I'm sure that neither the actor, the scriptwriter, the producer nor the director knows that that is a blunder to say. CAUTION: The word in that idiom is always "bygones"; it's never "bygone". Say: "....let bygones be bygones". e.g. I will forgive you and let bygones be bygones. Another example: The priest told me to reconcile with her and let bygones be bygones. Note that "bygones" is one word. Not "by-gones" Not "by gones" Also note that there is no letter 'e' added to 'by'. I mean it is not "bye". I hope this is well understood now?