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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Should of/ should have
I noticed a lot of my friends say and write "should of" instead of "should have" i.e. I should of told her.
Is it correct to "say should of" or is it acceptable?
It ticks me off so much =)
Is it correct to "say should of" or is it acceptable?
It ticks me off so much =)
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The only thing worse than 'should of' is 'shoulda'. You should never see them in print. Should have is correct.
- The only thing worse than 'should of' is 'shoulda'.
- You should never see them in print.
- Should have is correct.
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The only thing worse than 'should of' is 'shoulda'. You should never see them in print.
Should have is correct. [Should've is the contraction, which sounds like should of.]
Should have is correct. [Should've is the contraction, which sounds like should of.]
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you'll also find 'would of' and 'could of' being used; these are incorrect as well.
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nona the brityou'll also find 'would of' and 'could of' being used; these are incorrect as well.It's especially annoying to try to teach conditional sentences in French or Spanish when the native English speaker is guilty of double woulda's: "If I woulda known you were going, I woulda gone too".
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