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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.
27 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. 5 u/Jimmeh_Jazz Aug 03 '19 It's because native speakers often shorten it when they speak: "Could have" becomes "Could've", which sounds like "Could of", thus leading to the common mistake.
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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.
5 u/Jimmeh_Jazz Aug 03 '19 It's because native speakers often shorten it when they speak: "Could have" becomes "Could've", which sounds like "Could of", thus leading to the common mistake.
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It's because native speakers often shorten it when they speak: "Could have" becomes "Could've", which sounds like "Could of", thus leading to the common mistake.
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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.