...to remind you that it's "could have" not "could of"

[LostInShoebiz]

Just that. It's my pet hate and I can take no more.

... and it never fails to amaze me how many posters defend poor SPAG.

There's a section for pedants

Presume away Back. I was born and bred in Glasgow and spend about half of my time there. I'd never read "could of" until quite recently.

I don’t understand why people feel the need to correct other adults. Smacks of smugness and superiority.

Exactly Daisy.

Can you imagine them correcting people in RL?

Pedantic Fucker: "Do you have any milk left?"

Shopkeeper: "No, sorry. If I had known you were coming in, I could of put a pint by".

Pedantic Fucker: "It's could HAVE!!!!!! Fuck you, you're dead to me now."

Get thee to Pedants' Corner. That's where we all have to shuffle off to when we feel the rage.

There's a board for that, BIWI. This isn't it.

This is just another 'Tell me your most unpopular opinion' thread in another guise.

Why? Just what is the purpose of this? It causes upset. Is that entertainment now?

BIWI, is it anybody's job to correct SPAG on a chatboard? I never had you down as arrogant.

LyingWitch, do explain who exactly made you the arbiter of what people can and cannot post?

Posters shouldn’t correct SPAG because some people have learning difficulties and it’s bloody rude.

Post what you like Gnother but when you post to upset, you'll be told what an annoying poster you are.

My Dd used to get so fed up when I'd correct her, now she's glad I did.
She had a conversation with her Bf recently that I walked in on, and they both said how it was unusual that they are both from single parent families, living in HA homes, yet both hate text typing, inncorrect grammar etc.
The way you communicate counts, anyone who says otherwise is kidding themselves.

Yes it's bleddy rude, yes lots of folk have learning difficulties and make a huge effort to write a post as clearly as they can therefore do not need the criticism.

How is that relevant? Correcting children is what any parent does. Schools also do this. Correcting adults is rude and given that nobody knows whether somebody has a learning or other disability, it's not done. Not unless you're a twat.

That said, I don't correct people just for the sake of it, that would be rude.
I have manners.

lyingwitch
I knowed that

I've always thought of it as a Regional thing.

So, LyingWitch what's upsetting about pointing out that children need to learn not to do this in order to maximise their performance in public exams? I never correct people who make this mistake, but this is a thread in AIBU about general practice to which we are all entitled to contribute both factual statements and our opinions.

I may be a pedant but I don't know everything and I like being "corrected" if it means I learn something new. It doesn't have to be seen as an attack.

I guess it's just whatever you find annoying on here, I very rarely use capitals or full stops and this might annoy others but it doesn't bother me.....but the use of could of drives me absolutely nuts

so YANBU

whats this pedants corner? what a bag of shite. if you have something to say bloody come out with it and dont worry about running off to a corner to say it

if others dont like it, tough shit

Because, Gnother, as you know, this is a parenting website. For parents. Children do not post here so you are not educating them.

It's not your job or anybody else's here, to post snippy little 'complaints' about the spelling and grammar of adults. For the umpteenth time, some posters struggle with this for whatever reason and the smug correctors here do nothing other than to put them off posting for fear of ridicule. This happens. Posters have said on this thread that it happens.

As nobody can know the reasons why; whether it's a mistake or not, it's insensitive and unnecessary to post threads like this.

There is a Pedant's Corner where all kinds of discussion on these subject are welcomed. I don't mind calling in myself now and again if I want to check something. It's not here though. Posting that here is for having a jab at posters, no other reason.

Tbf it doesn't get much traffic ssd. But that's where you're allowed to talk about all things grammatical apparently.

I took this photo in my son’s classroom recently and sent it to DH with much glee!

He’s been using ‘could of’ for years and it drives me up the wall!

LyingWitch, I don't know what fantasy world you're living in, but I don't ever post snippy complaints about people's spelling and grammar. I don't ever correct people, whether smugly or otherwise.

But that isn't the issue in relation to my post. I pointed out the fact that we live in an age where having poor SPAG will disadvantage children, a fact which I notice you don't deny. If you are seriously stating that we have to assume that everyone who posts "could of" has a learning difficulty, frankly you make yourself sound incredibly patronising.