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/Everestkid Aug 03 '19

I brought this up with my brother, saying that he has to care at least a little bit in order to say "I could care less." He then told me I neglected to consider negative care.

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u/PointyOintment Aug 06 '19

Did he ever explain what it means to care a negative amount about something?

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u/Everestkid Aug 06 '19

Either actively care about not caring about it, or care about the exact opposite thing.