Prolider Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
COULD HAVE vs COULD OF
*Hi there!* Would someone please help me understand why such a great number of englishmen write *"should of"*, *"would of"* or *"could of"*, when I would think the correct form would always be *"should have"*; as in the following phrase: *"I should have known better."*
Is this proper english English? =)
*Thanks in advance!*
Is this proper english English? =)
*Thanks in advance!*
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Hi, prolider! Thanks for joining, and welcome! You are correct.
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Hi, prolider! Thanks for joining, and welcome!
You are correct. "Would of", "could of", etc. is always wrong. People make this mistake because the "ve" in a contraction ("would've") sounds nearly the same as the preposition of.
You are correct. "Would of", "could of", etc. is always wrong. People make this mistake because the "ve" in a contraction ("would've") sounds nearly the same as the preposition of.
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Thank you, Gus! I thought so; but having read it countless times in British forums, seemingly from literate people, I began to deem it as some sort of British idiom.
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