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YSK it's either "should have" or "should've". "Should of" is incorrect (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by ronaldtemp1@lemmy.world to c/youshouldknow@lemmy.world

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Why YSK?

The first person who typed "should of" probably heard of it in real life that was meant to be "should've", they typed "should of" online and readers thought that it's grammatically correct to say "should of" which is in fact wrong and it became widespread throughout the years on Reddit.

I hope something could start to change.

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[–] Gigate@sopuli.xyz 19 points 1 year ago (2 children)

"Should of" is evidence of someone who never, ever reads.

[–] _n9@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've seen "should of" in a book before. I think it was house of leaves, that had a bunch of them in it but it was only from one characters perspective if I remember correctly, so it might have been a stylistic choice. Still recommend the book though.

[–] RedundantObsession@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I have that book, but never read it. Too many foot notes, for one, some of them could of been chapters by them selves! (Sorry)

Is it a "correct" or easier way to enjoy the book? Is it meant to be "different" in that way? I've only heard good things about it, so really would like getting to it. My go to time wasting social media is no more a part of my life, so now at least I have the time...