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Commonly made grammatical/spelling mistakes

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paulsterio:
saying "could of" instead of "could have"

meganrobyn:
Saying <name> and myself.

watto_22:

--- Quote from: herzy on January 12, 2011, 05:01:40 pm ---As a general rule, if there is ever a 'to', then use whom. As in, To whom do I address this letter?

If you know your grammar, you'll know this is because 'who' is used as a subject, 'whom' as an object. It's the same as the differene between he/his (who) and him (whom).

I sent a letter to him. To whom do I send this letter?

It is his turn to deal. Who's turn is it to deal?

--- End quote ---
Whose and who's..

pi:

--- Quote from: paulsterio on September 16, 2012, 09:44:44 pm ---saying "could of" instead of "could have"

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I think both are accepted now though, although "should have" is traditionally the correct way

MonsieurHulot:

--- Quote from: LovesPhysics on September 16, 2012, 11:05:04 pm ---I think both are accepted now though, although "should have" is traditionally the correct way

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I don't think that 'could of' is accepted at all, at least not among 'educated' people. Perhaps it is among other people who say 'could of', but seeing as it's just a mis-pronunciation of 'could have' I doubt it's actually formally accepted anywhere.

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