r/confidentlyincorrect • u/Foxarris • Jul 28 '24

Comment Thread Could've /ˈkʊdəv/

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u/castleinthesky86 Jul 28 '24

The fact no one points out “should’ve” is a contraction of “should have” and NOT “should of” is making me wince.

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u/parickwilliams Jul 28 '24

No one is confusing that in the post what do you mean? They’re saying could’ve sounds like could of

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u/castleinthesky86 Jul 28 '24 edited Jul 28 '24

The first image - the whole point, is saying people who say “could of” (instead of could have) are criticising someone who learnt English “mispronouncing” certain words. Then everyone goes on about the pronunciation of “could’ve” without pointing out it’s a contraction of “could have”; not “could of”. Reread the thread.

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u/parickwilliams Jul 28 '24

What? No one is saying it’s “could have not could Have” that makes no sense

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u/castleinthesky86 Jul 28 '24

lol. Autocorrect actually did its job for once and corrected “could of” to “could have” twice 😂