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Curmudgeons' CornerGuestmudgeon Daleen Coorts should of complained, and did
It's the contracted form that throws folks off: should've. Sounds a lot like should of. Sometimes we suspect people know the difference, but in informal writing situations they write the phrase phonetically instead of correctly (even happens to us occasionally!). |
Have you heard or read similar or equally distressing usages? Read this before commenting on this week's Curmudgeons' Corner |
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