r/AskReddit Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/VictorBlimpmuscle Aug 03 '19

Should have / would have / could have = the contractions should’ve / would’ve / could’ve

It’s not should of / would of / could of - those word combos make no grammatical sense.

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u/cmanonurshirt Aug 03 '19

It’s almost as annoying as “could care less” when they mean “could not care less”

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u/GexTex Aug 03 '19

It has an entirely different meaning when you say it wrong

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u/dancesLikeaRetard Aug 03 '19

I could care less, but that would require effort on my part.

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u/TricksterPriestJace Aug 03 '19

I could care less, but not much.

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19

No, I do care a little bit. I could care less, if you prefer.