Re: Comma Apostrophe
Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 3:46 pm
Peter wrote:
> What really pisses me of big time at the moment is the number of people using the word 'of' instead of 'have' ie "should of gone' and 'could of done'.
True, but to be fair, when spoken can't 'should've' (should have) be misheard as 'should of'?
However, if they do actually emphasise the 'of' at the end, as I have heard being done, then yes, a gentle but still fairly firm shoeing might be in order.
> What really pisses me of big time at the moment is the number of people using the word 'of' instead of 'have' ie "should of gone' and 'could of done'.
True, but to be fair, when spoken can't 'should've' (should have) be misheard as 'should of'?
However, if they do actually emphasise the 'of' at the end, as I have heard being done, then yes, a gentle but still fairly firm shoeing might be in order.