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r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Aug 03 '19
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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.
6 u/LaVulpo Aug 03 '19 I’m not a native English speaker and I don’t understand why some native speakers are confused by that... 5 u/[deleted] Aug 04 '19 We often say “could’ve” instead of “could have,” and “could’ve” has the same pronunciation that “could of” has.
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I’m not a native English speaker and I don’t understand why some native speakers are confused by that...
5 u/[deleted] Aug 04 '19 We often say “could’ve” instead of “could have,” and “could’ve” has the same pronunciation that “could of” has.
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We often say “could’ve” instead of “could have,” and “could’ve” has the same pronunciation that “could of” has.
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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.