https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyYRyhvlf48 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyYRyhvlf48 example #1 from a clearly educated british person: 'i was going to go'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyYRyhvlf48 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyYRyhvlf48 example #1 from a clearly educated british person: 'i was going to go' (yes, no negation, but still..) agree, this is not formal language, but quite common.