To think when people say 'Should of' instead of 'Should HAVE' - it makes them look incredibly thick

[Vajizzle]

Honestly I do not understand how people can continue making this mistake

I know people who are very clever and have professional jobs, that continue to do this

It makes me fkin scream inside

Yikes mylips did I hit a nerve?!?!

Unfortunately I had a appalling education being dragged around as an army brat. Luckily for me I have improved my prospects by undertaking accountancy training in my own time. I’ve worked really hard on my spelling as well but I was never taught the rules of grammar. Not everyone had a good experience in the education system.

My bugbear is people getting there, their and they’re wrong. Also I wince when people write ‘on route’ rather than ‘en route’.

It bugs me to. I wish less people would make that mistake.😉

My bugbear is people bringing this same thing up time after time

Why is “thick” so widely used as an insult in the first place? Variances in cognitive function and ability to learn e.g. the rules of grammar and other aspects of language are caused by all kinds of things outside of an individual’s control. Why is it considered acceptable to insult people who struggle? Do you mock people with other impairments?

I feel the same as you, but I'm sort of at the point where I think it's a waste of time getting wound up by it.

I do tend to have a visceral reaction to hearing people say things like "We WAS in Lidls". Partly because of the was and partly because of the unnecessary S after Lidl. I think it sounds horrid.

But I'd say it speaks more about the quality of education being received, and my own grammar could be picked apart very easily by someone smarter than me, so I tend to keep my mouth shut.

When I post on MN I'm not too bothered about my own spellings etc.

If I'm writing to professionals then I up my game... which takes more brain power 😀

Cigarettesaftersex1 - You did not need to click the thread to respond, if you find it so tedious

It is entirely possible to scroll on by

It's exactly this. I think I may say it accidentally in conversation it's a midlands accent. I don't do it when writing as it just looks (and is) so wrong! I'm definitely not thick though op

I just think it's such a stupid response. Like when replies to an OP say 'well if that's all you've got to worry about in life...' as if people can't possibly hold two thoughts in the head at once.

I just think, either engage with the content of the post or don't. Why bother coming on a thread to say it's pointless? It isn't to the OP, and it just reads as petty point scoring, which is mostly what this site is now.

So yeah, I guess you did hit a nerve.

@catandcoffee - Same - I don't regulate my grammar on MN, this is a forum. I just mean in day to day life.....as in if a work colleague sends me an email with 'should of' in.

Agreed OP. Also the sheer number of people who can't tell bought and brought apart.

I'm certainly not thick. I do have a hearing impairment which does mean that certain words / letters sound similar and my speech is affected.

And for some people, their first language isn't English.

@YourLipsMyLips
Not really, (petty point scoring) - I mean my grammar is not perfect and I never proclaimed it to be, in any way and never would

I was just ranting about an irritant. The OP wasn't intended as accusatory, but it seems to have triggered a lot of people

You've misread my post, I was backing you up in a reply to another poster.

OP, you should of proof read your post and applied the correct punctuation 😂

In my accent should have sounds like should of so I’m guessing that applies to a lot of other accents and may be adding to the confusion

there’s no need to internally scream

The only things people say that I do inwardly shudder a bit is saying haitch instead of aitch and anything beginning with th as f.

I.e think becomes fink or Thursday becomes Fursday.

@YourLipsMyLips

ahh I see thank you

I am such a dick

Whilst I am ranting about irritants, I have a bad habit of skim reading and entirely missing the point on things

@Lunar270 😂

I mean it's wrong but it's easy to see where the mistakes comes from (mishearing of should've) so I don't think it makes people look incredibly thick.

A general inability to spell words correctly is where I start judging a bit.

I think it shows an ignorance or disregard for a particular grammar rule. It doesn't preclude them from an array of knowledges or skills of which I'm ignorant or incapable.

I do wonder about those people who build a superiority complex built on nothing more than this type of petty shit though. What's missing in your life, op?

this^ especially in certain accents.

I immediately lose respect for people who spell it "loose". I can't help it.