On pluralizing the nominalized form of "go"...
"Have a go at goal."
"Have a few go(s)(es) at goal".
I feel like most people would write "go's", which would be incorrect because the apostrophe is not possessive or indicating a contraction.
So... gos (which I would intuitively pronounce /gaws/)?
Not goes, it is already a word.
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When we mimic a non-native speaker in our native tongue, we apply their language's phonological rules to our native language (e.g. "We we-rr theenkeeng a leetel beet", my impersonation of a Mexican speaking English). Just the same, I mimic beginners in Spanish (having their American English accent, e.g. "Mei llamoh Carly, coh-moh estaws?"), applying my native language's phonological rules to a foreign language... What could we learn from this? Would it only highlight the phonetic subtleties that non-native speakers are 'known for' producing in a foreign language, or more?
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All of the tastes (sweet, salty, sour, bitter, savory) have been made into adjectives (except salty, which I'm not really sure about...) that don't necessarily pertain to taste and others a few have been verbalized, yet in different ways.
"That was sweet."
"I wish we could sweeten it up a little."
"What a bitter bitch, she is."
("Bitter" verb form?)
("Salty" as a non-food adjective?) "She's so salty today." (?) Seems contextual, but could work
("Salty" verb form?)
"Please don't have that sour attitude."
("Sour" verb form?)
"Wow, what a savory moment."
"A win to savor_ for Blackpool." ... but was this because umami (most often translated to 'savory') was only first described in 1908? 'Savory' is related to French 'savoir' (to know), so 'to savor' was around for a lot longer than the adjective form 'savory'.
I guess one could always say "salt __ up", "bitter __ up", but it is interesting to see that some tastes have penetrated our minds to the point that the sensations we get when enjoying them can be applied to other situations outside of the food realm.
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