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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Proper usage?

I should have had an abortion?
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I should of had an abortion?

Pls correct and explain. TY
  

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When people say "should have" they usually contract it to "should've" -- which sounds like "should of." As a result, it's often incorrectly written as "should of."
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Is it appropriate to use should of tho?

Please give me a few sentences w/ should of...it seems like both should of and should have are interchangeable?

Thanks Grammar Geek!
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No.

"Should have" is correct.

"Should of" is incorrect.

There is no proper use of "should of [partciple]." "Of" does not functin as a helping verb. It's simply a result of people speaking "should've" and then writing it down incorrectly as "should of."
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