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> Do you mean "should've"? That's a common contraction of "should" and "have." In many American accents, the difference between "should've" and "should have" is
by bendigedig 1y ago
> Do you mean "should've"? That's a common contraction of "should" and "have." In many American accents, the difference between "should've" and "should have" is negligible, and will sound like "should of" even though it isn't.
I think they specifically meant "should of" which is a colloquial form of "should've" in a number of places in the UK.
I went to school with a large number of people who would write "I should of done X instead of Y". In fact I'm pretty sure I made that "mistake" a number of times growing up.
- School-Cotton 1y agoWe are not talking about writing; we’re talking about language. Is there really a difference in how “should have” and “should’ve” are pronounced? There isn’t in any accent I’m familiar with.
- ZeWaka 1y ago> Is there really a difference in how “should have” and “should’ve” are pronounced? I sure hope so, one's a contraction and the other is not...
- zuminator 1y agoLikely gp meant "should of" and "should've."
- School-Cotton 1y agoIndeed
- bendigedig 1y agoWhat I'm saying is that people in certain regions actually say "should of" instead of "should've". And yes, there can be and often is a difference between saying "should've" and "should of".