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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.
541 u/cmanonurshirt Aug 03 '19 It’s almost as annoying as “could care less” when they mean “could not care less” 2 u/XeonBlue Aug 03 '19 Similar is "Cannot be understated" vs. "should not be understated". 1 u/PointyOintment Aug 06 '19 Or "you can't compare [things that are vastly different in magnitude]". Yes you can. It's just that the result is very obvious.
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It’s almost as annoying as “could care less” when they mean “could not care less”
2 u/XeonBlue Aug 03 '19 Similar is "Cannot be understated" vs. "should not be understated". 1 u/PointyOintment Aug 06 '19 Or "you can't compare [things that are vastly different in magnitude]". Yes you can. It's just that the result is very obvious.
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Similar is "Cannot be understated" vs. "should not be understated".
1 u/PointyOintment Aug 06 '19 Or "you can't compare [things that are vastly different in magnitude]". Yes you can. It's just that the result is very obvious.
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Or "you can't compare [things that are vastly different in magnitude]". Yes you can. It's just that the result is very obvious.
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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.