Could of, would of and should of...

[pictish]

NO!

could have
would have
should have

It's past tense...it's stating what you could have done, would have done or should havedone. Could've, should've, would've are actual contractions of those terms...they're in the dictionary and everything!

It's not could'f, would'f or should'f is it?
'Of' makes no fucking sense! Stop using it!

I'm not generally one for the grammar pedantry but this one makes people look thick in a way that other common grammar mistakes don't imo.

Sorry...but I felt the need to express. Boot me about if you want.

I have also concluded that it's difficult to write the schwas sound

You cited "uv' as a way of representing this, but reading that, I hear 'Uhv'

schwa sound

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It really irritates me when people use the dyslexia excuse when challenged on this, usually to try to wrong-foot the person challenging. It really isn't a dyslexic type mistake, and it's invariably claimed by posters whose posts indicate pretty clearly that they are not dyslexic. I think it's grossly offensive to genuine dyslexics.

Oh, thank goodness. I've been dying to say something. My stomach flips every time I see ofs instead of haves.

'Was' instead of 'were' grates on me too.'We was outside'. NO!

Somethink irritating about it I agree.

Ceto Depending on the severity of dyslexia and other learning difficulties that may accompany it, this type of mistake can be a result. My son's levels of learning difficulties make him legally disabled. People who don't have disabilities often make the same mistake but that does not mean that a disability cannot contribute to it.

It's not could'f, would'f or should'f is it?

That's a great way of explaining it op! Surely no one can get the spelling wrong one they've had it explained to them like that?

I totally agree with you btw, it's the absolutely worst spelling mistake.

This thread is of no use to anyone who wanted to read it and see where they're going wrong with their grammar. I hate of/have too and many others. Mainly because it's one of my things I can do (frantically checking this for errors ) and I worry it will be an outdated skill soon
There should be a nice link (maybe there is) to show what to use where
You're is one that is written wrong by so many of my friends and I would never dare correct them

It's not about grammar, it is about of/have.
Your and You're: Use your when referring to something that belongs to you. Use you're when you mean you are.

For example,
I like your new car.
Where is your house.
Your spelling is perfect.
I love your MN username.

You're so funny.
You're rude.
You're teaching granny to suck eggs.
You're unbelievable.

Ahh I do feel a bit mean really...especially now I've had a wee glass and I'm all mellowed out. It's a common grammar mistake and honestly it's no reflection on anyone...it just jumps out at me unlike any other and jars somewhat. It can really interrupt the flow of writing.

Don't get me started on all the 'Myself' s there are !!! Just so wrong!!

It doesn't make you sound clever.

Polka
and I worry it will be an outdated skill soon I worry about this too. Too much, I think.

It drives me mad people using I and me incorrectly - e.g. "It belongs to mary and I" no it bloody doesn't, it belongs to "mary and me"

Just curious, do you say "It is I"?

Don't get me started on all the 'Myself' s there are !!! Just so wrong!!

Argh I totally agree. Does my head in.

A guy at work keeps saying to clients things like:

"HH and myself will be attending the meeting tomorrow"

No fuck wit, that one is "HH and I"

"Can you book a train ticket for HH and myself?"

No, that one is "HH and me"

I think partly people who use 'myself' don't really know when it's I and when it's me. Partly they think they can nevertheless say me and partly think they sound posher / more formal.

The I and me one is quite easy, you just remove the other person from the sentence and see what slots in.

John and I are going on holiday.
I am going on holiday.

John and me are going on holiday.
Me am going on holiday.

Sarah gave the money to me and John.
Sarah gave the money to me.

Sarah gave the money to John and I.
Sarah gave the money to I.

Does that make sense?

I once had a manager who thought she was a cut above. She might have been at her inner city comp. Sadly she just didn't comprehend that she came across as a twit with her pretentious I myselves, you could of, her we was going to go theres.

She was just such a cut above. Absolutely hilarious. She couldn't use a knife and fork either.

Usually I couldn't give a flying copulate had she been a down to earth lass heaving on her bootstraps. Actually I'd have been proud of her. But she was so speshul

Yes, but the real test, Pictish is whether someone says "It is I."

The one that gets me is a lack of "it" at the end of a sentence.

That nice cake with raisins in (it).
A coat with shiny buttons on (it).
The town with the little church in (it).

Nobody says or writes this where I'm from. But it's always on MN!

I'm not originally from the city I live in and it does my head in when local people say things like "I done", "I seen" or "mines" when they mean "mine". Even the pronunciation of some words here grates on me. I don't have kids yet but when I do I swear they will be taught to speak properly!

I agree with all the above travesties. What gets me feeling twitchy is the word 'yup' for yes. I can't bear it, I've never heard anyone say it like this in real life. If they do, it's more like 'yep'. Do some posters actually say 'yup' in real life?

I think it conjures up an image though. A facial expression.