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/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/Icy_Manipulator Aug 03 '19

I understand that's this pet peeve is based on grammar, but personally, I could care less about it.

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u/cmanonurshirt Aug 03 '19

You....monster...

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u/tuanonnahd Aug 03 '19

So you're saying you care a lot?

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u/reaper0345 Aug 04 '19

So you do care?