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Original poster

To state that it is WOULD HAVE, not "would of".

38 replies

SanitaryOwl · 04/05/2013 17:43

FFS! Would HAVE. Should HAVE. Could HAVE. Not: "of". You never "could of/would of/should of" ANYTHING.

Sorry. As you were. I just really needed to get it off my chest. I already have my Biscuit, and now I shall sit here in my judgy-pants and continue silently rolling my eyes at all of those who "would not of" started this thread.

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woopsidaisy · 04/05/2013 18:27

I am Irish, and I think that this is a British thing, but " I was sat on the bus"...
It has many other guises but it is so annoying! and it is everywhere, absolutely everywhere.

Original poster
SanitaryOwl · 04/05/2013 18:30

"But one of the reason why that topic exists is so that it can be hidden, so those who do not want to see unpleasant attacks on other posters do not have to. "

Who's attacked someone? Did I even mention mumsnet? If the thread is in defiance of the rules then report it, and stop derailing, thanks.

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LadyBeagleEyes · 04/05/2013 18:34

If you can read and understand it, does it really matter?
There are so many threads about this, the only one I agree with is no paragraphs, as I find them impossible to read with my old gimmer eye sight, and that kind of goes for text speak too.
Otherwise I just let it go.

needaholidaynow · 04/05/2013 18:34

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LadyIsabellaWrotham · 04/05/2013 18:34

Koko, do you really think that people write "would of" on MN but use "would have" in formal prose? It's not a deliberate informal useage like "obvs" or "ROFL"; it's based on a misconception.

YANBU OP, but I hope you're wearing flameproof underwear.

SoonToBePixie · 04/05/2013 18:35

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Trill · 04/05/2013 18:38

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Trill · 04/05/2013 18:38

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AgnesBligg · 04/05/2013 18:42

It makes me want to actually scream when people do this.

It's would've, people! ffs.

FagEnds · 04/05/2013 18:46

The verb, To Of, gets quite complicated quite quickly. Of you got your keys? I gave them to you and you odded them...

VivaLeBeaver · 04/05/2013 18:46

Yanbu.

When we looked round secondary schools for dd we were looking at work on the wall in the English dept. The central, highlighted story had "could of" in the first sentence. I was guessing the English teacher didn't know the difference......we chose a different school.

WhereYouLeftIt · 04/05/2013 18:51

" do you really think that people write "would of" on MN but use "would have" in formal prose? It's not a deliberate informal useage like "obvs" or "ROFL"; it's based on a misconception."
Agreed.

It's all very well to say "well you know what the writer meant, what's your problem", but as the reader it positively jars when I come across it. I pause, reread, translate it into 'have' and continue. But it jars. It interrupts the flow. It detours me, and I'm sure that is not the writer's intention.

Scholes34 · 04/05/2013 18:57

My favourite sentence for typing in response to a request to send something to someone is "It's on its way." I feel very pleased with myself for that.

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