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[ZiprHead]

I will die on the hill that "could of" is stupid, though.

I must be a half-wit. When speaking I usualy use 'could have'. But when writing I use 'could have'. Unless I'm trying to sound convesational, then I use 'could have'. Besides "Coulda, woulda, shoulda." dosn't work with 'have'.

I remember an English Comp teacher’s first rule: “We do not write like we speak”.

Could've

You're welcome.

 

[GenesisNemesis]

I will die on the hill that "could of" is stupid, though.

I must be a half-wit. When speaking I usualy use 'could of'. But when writing I use 'could have'. Unless I'm trying to sound convesational, then I use 'could of'. Besides "Coulda, woulda, shoulda." dosn't work with 'have'.

I just see "could of" used a lot in writing, and I'm just thinking, people have never heard "could have" before? Even if the explanation is people write the way they hear things, it doesn't explain how they never heard "could have" used once in their life or seen it in writing.

 

[Shadowy Man]

Plaid, of course. They unified the crowns, and Scotland got plaid.

Played looks right to me.
But by gramatic rules, it should be ...ied insted of y, right?
This is why I hate English and spelling. And am bad at it.

Really? How about frayed, stayed, displayed, etc.? Seems the rule doesn’t apply to “-ay” words.

 

[unapologetic]

I will die on the hill that "could of" is stupid, though.

I must be a half-wit. When speaking I usualy use 'could have'. But when writing I use 'could have'. Unless I'm trying to sound convesational, then I use 'could have'. Besides "Coulda, woulda, shoulda." dosn't work with 'have'.

I remember an English Comp teacher’s first rule: “We do not write like we speak”.

You misquoted me. Makes my statement confusing.

 

[Politesse]

I will die on the hill that "could of" is stupid, though.

I must be a half-wit. When speaking I usualy use 'could have'. But when writing I use 'could have'. Unless I'm trying to sound convesational, then I use 'could have'. Besides "Coulda, woulda, shoulda." dosn't work with 'have'.

I remember an English Comp teacher’s first rule: “We do not write like we speak”.

True. One of the things I do early on in my linguistics course is have the students record and transcribe a few daily conversations; then in class we compare to a selection of famous scripts, including a Tom Stoppard famed for its realism, and brainstorm about some of the differences between real and portrayed conversations.

 

[WAB]

I will die on the hill that "could of" is stupid, though.

I must be a half-wit. When speaking I usualy use 'could have'. But when writing I use 'could have'. Unless I'm trying to sound convesational, then I use 'could have'. Besides "Coulda, woulda, shoulda." dosn't work with 'have'.

I remember an English Comp teacher’s first rule: “We do not write like we speak”.

You misquoted me. Makes my statement confusing.

I was wondering about that.

 

[TV and credit cards]

I will die on the hill that "could of" is stupid, though.

I must be a half-wit. When speaking I usualy use 'could have'. But when writing I use 'could have'. Unless I'm trying to sound convesational, then I use 'could have'. Besides "Coulda, woulda, shoulda." dosn't work with 'have'.

I remember an English Comp teacher’s first rule: “We do not write like we speak”.

You misquoted me. Makes my statement confusing.

I was wondering about that.

I still am.
Oh well. Fiddle-dee-dee.

 

[unapologetic]

I still am.
Oh well. Fiddle-dee-dee.

My post was
"...When speaking I usualy use 'could of'. But when writing I use 'could have'."
It somehow got re-posted as
"...When speaking I usualy use 'could have'. But when writing I use 'could have'." Huh?
(bold added)

 

[WAB]

I still am.
Oh well. Fiddle-dee-dee.

My post was
"...When speaking I usualy use 'could of'. But when writing I use 'could have'."
It somehow got re-posted as
"...When speaking I usualy use 'could have'. But when writing I use 'could have'." Huh?
(bold added)

In your post 20,599, "could of" was changed to "could have" not just that once, but again in the latter part of the post.

 

[James Brown]

 

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[unapologetic]

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Staple holes? Spyral binding?

If that is longhand, it's a poor example. I can't even tell what language.

 

[WAB]

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Staple holes? Spyral binding?

If that is longhand, it's a poor example. I can't even tell what language.

Looks like 'minimum' to me...with some extra...

 

[ZiprHead]

Look at my junk. LOOK AT IT!

 

[thebeave]

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These cats do not understand evolution. House cats are not direct descendents of modern day lions and tigers, and humans are not direct descendents of modern day monkeys. They are very distant cousins. The embarrassing thing is that housecats believe this.

 

[unapologetic]

House cats are not direct descendents of modern day lions and tigers, and humans are not direct descendents of modern day monkeys.

But that's not funny.

 

[ZiprHead]