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minus-squareNeilBrülinkfedilink18•6 months agoMy sincerest apologies for killing a delectable morning buzz, but my eye twitches due to my slight 'tism when I see the “should/could of” error. It’s not you. It’s me.
minus-square@[email protected]cakelinkfedilink12•6 months agoI don’t think you could of handled the correction any better ducks
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink5•6 months agoI wonder if this is a mistake only native speakers do, because I (as non native speaker) don’t understand why anyone would mistake “of” for “have”.
minus-squareMidnight WolflinkfedilinkEnglish3•edit-26 months agoIt’s because when it’s said aloud, many of us just truncate the “have” ('ve) and it sounds like “of”. Then we go to type it and often type what we think it sounds like…
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•6 months agoNo problem man I understand. I accept your 'tism and hope you having a good day. And if not take a hit 😎
My sincerest apologies for killing a delectable morning buzz, but my eye twitches due to my slight 'tism when I see the “should/could of” error.
It’s not you. It’s me.
I don’t think you could of handled the correction any better
ducks
ಠ_ಠ *eye twitch intensifies*
(Sighs)
I wonder if this is a mistake only native speakers do, because I (as non native speaker) don’t understand why anyone would mistake “of” for “have”.
It’s because when it’s said aloud, many of us just truncate the “have” ('ve) and it sounds like “of”. Then we go to type it and often type what we think it sounds like…
No problem man I understand. I accept your 'tism and hope you having a good day.
And if not take a hit 😎
This toke’s for you!