Tinder match just corrected my grammar

[FanGirlX]

I wrote "could have", he informed me it should be "could of".

Think he was trying to be clever 🤣.

Was he being comedic?

My DP is often comedic. I find one just has to push on regardless.

@FanGirlX

I wrote "could have", he informed me it should be "could of".

Think he was trying to be clever 🤣.

I actually find it sad to observe how many people seem to think that could of is correct...

I think we need the full sentence

Quickest unmatch ever!

But "could have" is correct?

He's either stupid or trying to be funny.

And your response was?

I need to hear this: was he trying to be funny?

I think this all depends on what emojis he used at the end! 😏😉🤣 are possibly the only ones that wouldn't get a 🤨 from me

I'd reply "coulda, shoulda, woulda"
And block

I haven't blocked him yet.

The context was a holiday I'd been on. If I'd stayed longer, then I could have done x, y and z, so I plan to return at some point.

No emojis after his comment.

I honestly wouldn't be able to stop myself from correcting him back.

If he actually believes that "could of" is correct, he's thick and doesn't deserve a date

But you were right 🤷🏻‍♀️ Regardless even if you were wrong he’s a twat.

Please ask him, "What do you mean?".

LTB

It’s the combination of correcting you and getting it wrong that would turn him into a no from me.

Yes LTB I couldn’t live with that

You should never use could of. It is a mistake by careless writers that results from a misunderstanding of spoken English. Since could have is a verb phrase, and of is preposition, you will always know to use could have as long as you can remember the parts of speech of have and of.

Send him that

He honestly thinks he was seriously correcting your correct grammar??

Haha, what have you replied?

Send him this: lmgtfy.app/?q=could+of

Lol, what a twat. One for thinking he has the right to correct you and two for being wrong.

I’d say something like

“ (laughing emoji) Oh gosh don’t you hate it when people say “could of”, I cringe every time for them. I’m not sure why schools don’t teach them that it’s never ever “could of” and they’re just mishearing”

That gives him the chance to pretend he was joking and how he takes it could be quite a good indication of whether he’s worth continuing to speak to.

Either he's a twit or else he's got a rather poor sense of humour. There's no good explanation really.

@HasaDigaEebowai

I’d say something like

“ (laughing emoji) Oh gosh don’t you hate it when people say “could of”, I cringe every time for them. I’m not sure why schools don’t teach them that it’s never ever “could of” and they’re just mishearing”

That gives him the chance to pretend he was joking and how he takes it could be quite a good indication of whether he’s worth continuing to speak to.

Yeah I like this. If he's got a deadpan sense of humour (like me) and was on the windup then he should be aware that it doesn't translate well when texting!

As if correcting you isn’t bad enough, he’s wrong. Bin this one off.