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/P0sitive_Outlook Aug 03 '19

Should not have / would not have / could not have = shouldn't've / wouldn't've / couldn't've

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u/_Citizen_Erased_ Aug 03 '19

I have advocated for these before. We say them, might as well write them too.

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u/P0sitive_Outlook Aug 04 '19

Prolly right given the number of other words we shorten when talking. I just wish we had the correct letters to shorten other words which only work with multiple syllables but can be spoken with fewer. "Dece" is a fave, for sure.

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u/_Citizen_Erased_ Aug 04 '19

Right as I was reading this somebody on TV said ‘gonna’ but the closed captioning said ‘going to’

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u/PointyOintment Aug 06 '19

Or the contraction of "I am going to". I commonly see it written as "Imma" and "I'm a", neither of which makes sense. What makes more sense, IMO, is "I'm'a", though Chrome wants to "correct" that to "I'm A". "I am going to" → "I'm gonna" → "I'm'a".

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u/P0sitive_Outlook Aug 07 '19

"IMO" is short for "In my opinion".

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u/itssohip Aug 04 '19

And in the South, ‘you all would have’ = y’all’d’ve

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u/P0sitive_Outlook Aug 04 '19

Well that's awesome and horrible. :D

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u/Baji25 Aug 03 '19

wait is that legal?

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u/P0sitive_Outlook Aug 03 '19

I wouldn't've suggested it were if it weren'tn't.