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Alot, should of

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Nautiesdese · 04/05/2026 07:28

Abit. Afew. Could go on.

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BrickBiscuit · 05/05/2026 07:11

RitaIncognita · 04/05/2026 23:41

But how do you determine what is incorrect when there are so many different accents of spoken English?

I have a regional accent that often does not differentiate between "of" and " 've". And I usually elide "would have." I certainly know the correct form in writing, but I would not appreciate my speech being "corrected."

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I agree of and 've would usually sound almost the same, and the difference virtually impossible to spot. That goes for my own speech too. However, I have heard people definitely say 'of', for example when separating each word deliberately to emphasise their point. Example below.

BrickBiscuit · 05/05/2026 07:12

Lovecats173694 · 04/05/2026 22:34

Ah fair enough. I’ve not come across that yet but suspect it’s only a matter of time given how prevalent it is in written form…

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I once heard a very experienced and prominent journalist on national TV say "He ... should ... of ... condemned it" deliberately separating each word for emphasis. There was no doubt they said 'of'.

italianlondongirl · 05/05/2026 09:07

I carnt belief it

butterpuffed · 05/05/2026 09:19

OrdinaryGirl · 04/05/2026 09:10

Fully agree, OP. Also currently trying to stamp out use of ‘gotten’ in one of the DC. We do not live in America. 😠

'Gotten' is of British origin , roughly from the 12th century as far as I know . Even Shakespeare used it!

It does mostly seem to be Americans who use it now, but quite a few younger people here in the UK appear to have re-adopted it recently .

Windfallwasps · 05/05/2026 09:33

butterpuffed · 05/05/2026 09:19

'Gotten' is of British origin , roughly from the 12th century as far as I know . Even Shakespeare used it!

It does mostly seem to be Americans who use it now, but quite a few younger people here in the UK appear to have re-adopted it recently .

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I’m Irish and gotten is used all the time, in speech at least. It never died out here.

butterpuffed · 05/05/2026 10:14

That's interesting to know .

upinaballoon · 05/05/2026 19:27

landlordhell · 04/05/2026 19:05

Hate that! Yes always put the other person first but it’s John and me if it’s ’Are you coming with John amd me?’ But it’s John and I if it’s ’John and I would like to thank you all.’ Am I right?

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Yes, you are.

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