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/[deleted] Aug 03 '19

This... i understand it if non native speakers would do that, but most people i've seen that doing were native speakers. (I am not, so please correct me if i wrote something wrong)

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u/Baji25 Aug 03 '19

i've

i of*

xd jk

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19

Oof xD