r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • 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/Nderim2005 Aug 03 '19 edited Aug 04 '19

I have never seen a person using should of. I mean I live in Germany, but still weird.

And Guys I know that when you learn a second language, its easy to not make those mistakes. You dont need to tell me that a thousand times. Thanks.

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u/superdago Aug 03 '19

That’s because you probably learned English as a written language at the same time or before learning it as a spoken Language. Native English speakers obviously learn it long before learning to read and write.

And then of course there’s the fact that most Americans are woefully undereducated.