http://www.grammarblog.co.uk/2007/07/should-of-would-of-could-of/ A blog about spelling, punctuation and grammar Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:12:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 http://www.grammarblog.co.uk/2007/07/should-of-would-of-could-of/comment-page-1/#comment-855 Tasha Sun, 07 Dec 2008 07:47:13 +0000 http://65.38.103.143/~grammarb/blog/?p=37#comment-855 There is this woman I email with all the time and she always says "sort of speak" instead of "so to speak". It is driving my batty, but I can't point it out to her without feeling like a bitch. I mean, it doesn't even SOUND the same, does it? There is this woman I email with all the time and she always says “sort of speak” instead of “so to speak”. It is driving my batty, but I can’t point it out to her without feeling like a bitch. I mean, it doesn’t even SOUND the same, does it?

]]> http://www.grammarblog.co.uk/2007/07/should-of-would-of-could-of/comment-page-1/#comment-111 Gez Thu, 26 Jul 2007 09:47:00 +0000 http://65.38.103.143/~grammarb/blog/?p=37#comment-111 I think the anonymous poster may have been being all ironic, like.<br/><br/>"braodcast" I think the anonymous poster may have been being all ironic, like.”braodcast”

]]> http://www.grammarblog.co.uk/2007/07/should-of-would-of-could-of/comment-page-1/#comment-110 Tom Wed, 25 Jul 2007 18:02:00 +0000 http://65.38.103.143/~grammarb/blog/?p=37#comment-110 "It's more important to be accurate written English."<br/><br/>Indeed it is. “It’s more important to be accurate written English.”Indeed it is.

]]> http://www.grammarblog.co.uk/2007/07/should-of-would-of-could-of/comment-page-1/#comment-109 Gez Wed, 25 Jul 2007 10:10:00 +0000 http://65.38.103.143/~grammarb/blog/?p=37#comment-109 "...should have...?"<br/><br/>Erm, yes paul. That was the point. Welcome to GrammarBlog by the way, please keep up the contributions and keep an eye out for grammar abuse. “…should have…?”Erm, yes paul. That was the point. Welcome to GrammarBlog by the way, please keep up the contributions and keep an eye out for grammar abuse.

]]> http://www.grammarblog.co.uk/2007/07/should-of-would-of-could-of/comment-page-1/#comment-108 Anonymous Wed, 25 Jul 2007 09:21:00 +0000 http://65.38.103.143/~grammarb/blog/?p=37#comment-108 I disagree actually, you're allowed to slip in speech - it's only a temporary braodcast It's more important to be accurate written English. I disagree actually, you’re allowed to slip in speech – it’s only a temporary braodcast It’s more important to be accurate written English.

]]> http://www.grammarblog.co.uk/2007/07/should-of-would-of-could-of/comment-page-1/#comment-107 Tom Tue, 24 Jul 2007 17:58:00 +0000 http://65.38.103.143/~grammarb/blog/?p=37#comment-107 It's scary how many people do this. What makes it much, much worse is that this crime occurs so often in their <i>speech</i>. It's not just a written grammatical slip, it's a total ignorance of tense.<br/>It makes me grind my teeth in rage. It’s scary how many people do this. What makes it much, much worse is that this crime occurs so often in their speech. It’s not just a written grammatical slip, it’s a total ignorance of tense.It makes me grind my teeth in rage.

]]> http://www.grammarblog.co.uk/2007/07/should-of-would-of-could-of/comment-page-1/#comment-106 Paul Fabretti Tue, 24 Jul 2007 16:51:00 +0000 http://65.38.103.143/~grammarb/blog/?p=37#comment-106 ...should have...? …should have…?

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