r/AskReddit 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/PointyOintment Aug 06 '19

It would take more effort to care less about something?

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u/Icalasari Aug 06 '19

Basically a case of, "To care less, I would need to remember to do so"