Comments | mygypsyeyes: could HAVE

mygypsyeyes

could HAVE

Jul 24, 2009 02:56

Dear could of,
I hate you. Have you ever seen yourself in print in any reputable source of media (but not medium)? No, you have (not of) not. Do you know why? Because you, if you think about yourself even briefly, make no sense. COULD of? Well, no, you couldn't HAVE...because OF is a preposition, and have is an auxiliary, modal or sometimes just a ( Read more... )

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katlinscarlett July 24 2009, 12:22:14 UTC

THANK YOU. Even smart people I know do this. It makes me want to cry.

sakuramochii July 24 2009, 12:27:47 UTC

YES YES YES A THOUSAND TIMES YES.

madeline37 July 24 2009, 15:41:29 UTC

Seriously. I've never understood why anyone thought "of" worked there. It makes no sense at all. I think the contraction form "could've" is probably to blame because when you say that it sounds like "could of"...

paperquilt July 24 2009, 21:47:17 UTC

word

dustbunny713 July 24 2009, 22:35:44 UTC

omg i know right?!! *peeved* hehe. nicely written.

tenderandflaky July 26 2009, 00:11:43 UTC

Is there a way to cross social networking sites and "like" this?