Am I the only one this annoys?

[bomb]

IT'S 'SHOULD HAVE' NOT 'SHOULD OF'


Should of doesn't make sense, I don't even know how 'should of' started - it's ridiculous that people don't take a moment to think whether what they're saying makes sense.

[_avO]

who says 'should of' lol?

[fady_22]

They are saying should've, not should of. So technically correct.

[chrisjb]

This was a question on the grade 3 AIMS test.

[lexitu]

IT'S 'SHOULD HAVE' NOT 'SHOULD OF'


Should of doesn't make sense, I don't even know how 'should of' started - it's ridiculous that people don't take a moment to think whether what they're saying makes sense.

Yes, thank you! Too many people do this.

[bomb]

They are saying should've, not should of. So technically correct.

Nope, they are saying should OF, and WRITING should OF.

who says 'should of' lol?

Like every 2nd person I know

This was a question on the grade 3 AIMS test.

Please tell me something like 99% of people got it right

[Eriny]

I agree, especially in writing. I assume that when people are talking they are saying 'should've' and not 'should of'. I'm optimistic like that.

[bomb]

I agree, especially in writing. I assume that when people are talking they are saying 'should've' and not 'should of'. I'm optimistic like that.

Yet they pronounce it 'should'ov', doesn't that make you suspicious?

[taiga]

shooduv when you say it

can be interpreted either way

[binders]

the unstressed vowel of 'ave' is just assimilating to the vowel sound in should. if you say "should've" slowly you'll see how the tongue needs to change position for the second vowel sound.
you get it too in phrases like n o'clock. the 'o' isn't pronounced like the queen would say it, and in 'bucket of chips' where the 'of' becomes 'u'.
isn't this normal enough in running speech?

of course people who *write* it as "should of" ought to be shot, then revived, then shot again!  :knuppel2:
but it's an example of how the sounds can change the spelling.

[bomb]

shooduv when you say it

can be interpreted either way

Same people spell it 'should of' so I know they're saying 'should of'

[lexitu]

While we're on this... It irks me when people use apostrophes to denote plurality. Oh, and using question marks when there is no question or when it instead is a request.

I hate raising these things because most people on this forum including me have some sort of grammatical deficiency, but I still think it's necessary to point out.

[Greatness]

LOL my english teacher wrote this on the board at least once every fortnight. It got quite annoying after a while, he also tried getting us to perfect the use of apostrophes, contractions and the use of effect and affect.

[fady_22]

I hate when people use the wrong your/you're and they're/their/there. Is it really that difficult?

[happycat]

the unstressed vowel of 'ave' is just assimilating to the vowel sound in should. if you say "should've" slowly you'll see how the tongue needs to change position for the second vowel sound.
you get it too in phrases like n o'clock. the 'o' isn't pronounced like the queen would say it, and in 'bucket of chips' where the 'of' becomes 'u'.
isn't this normal enough in running speech?

of course people who *write* it as "should of" ought to be shot, then revived, then shot again!  :knuppel2:
but it's an example of how the sounds can change the spelling.

At a glance your avatar looks like a giant slug lol