To judge people who use could of/should of/would of?

[sneezingwakesthebaby]

Am I being unreasonable?

I suppose I am a bit because someone could have any form of difficulty which affects their grammar.

But generally, I still form an opinion about someone and what type of person they are just based on their use of "of" instead of "have". I don't decide to do this. It just automatically happens when I read it.

Hmmm.

YANB Same applies to your and you're and other such gems.

(Since it's a question not a statement).

No idea what happened to the formatting there.

I can't bear it. It's the sign of someone who doesn't read or reads without noticing. And don't get me started on it's and its.

I just type on my phone on here with my thumb. If I get the odd typo I'm not going to get worked up over it, it's a chat forum.

ilove - no, you don't necessarily do it automatically. I can tell this, because 'one' is better stylistically than 'you' in that sentence, but neither you nor I went for it, because we chose instead to be colloquial

Yes, LRD, but that's register/stylistic preference, not grammatical inaccuracy. I can't see why someone would write "could of" in a casual context when they wouldn't use it in a formal situation.

I will add that I am a teacher to stop people from labelling me as sneering because I insist on a certain standard.

YABU to judge, but YANBU to find it deeply irritating. It makes me itch.

Your not in school now and we aren't your pupils.

Plus being a teacher is no guarantee of having good grammar.

pickeld how can 'should of' instead of 'should have' be a typo?

pickled

It's you're not in school now , that one's undertsandable though!

Did I say that? I don't think I did. You will see spelling mistakes in my posts on here though.

YABU, I didn't even know it was could have until about 16 when my grandad corrected me! The accent in my area makes "have" and "of" sound very similar, so I had grown up thinking could of was the correct way. and it's not a poor/uneducated area either, before you judge me too

My iPhone is in charge!

Flouncing, it is obviously too subtle for me...

Actually, when I make mistakes, I want to be told that I have made a mistake because I do not want to make the same mistake over and over again and be judged for making it. Yes, it does grate a bit when you are told you have made a mistake but I much prefer it rather than have people sneering.

Personally, I do find it patronising when people who are educated do not share their knowledge to improve other people's.

Fair enough, plenty of people do not want to educate themselves further but I think it is kinder to point out mistakes (in a nice manner) to people as they may appreciate being put right.

I have never done it on this forum but in real life, yes, I do it on a regular basis. I still have plenty of friends...

I think unless its the right context or the person has started it pointing out someone's spelling/grammar mistakes on here makes you look like a huge penis I have to say.

You could of waited till later to post this OP. In fact you should of. I would of got home sooner if I'd of known

I don't insist on a certain standard on an internet four

ilove - might as well say, I can't understand why someone would employ poor style, though.

It is a matter of taste, since none of us is being marked for it. Just recently I wrote 'to' instead of 'too' and I can also write 'two' for either of those. It's not because I don't know the difference. I understand that some people are like you, and once they've learned, they never make a mistake again, but I don't think that is universal or even very common.

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YANBU

"to" instead of "too" could be a typo or very easy to do when you're tired, not concentrating, distracted or in a hurry. I still don't think you'd write "could of" by mistake if you knew it was incorrect.

Yes you are being unreasonable to judge what kind of person they are. That makes you a snob of the highest order.

And, of courese, I should have started that sentence with a capital.

grr.