Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Facepalm


Have vs Of

"I never would of thought that he’d behave like that."

This is INCORRECT.

It should be would have:

* "I never would have/would’ve thought that he’d behave like that."

This is CORRECT.

It’s the same for should and could:

"He should of come with me."

This is INCORRECT.

* "He should have/should’ve come with me."

This is CORRECT.

"She could of had anything she wanted."

This is INCORRECT.

* "She could have had anything she wanted."

This is CORRECT.

2 comments:

  1. You have an interesting blog. we both share common interest. Passion towards learning. My blog gives English language tips using simple acronyms. I am sure it will help you too. Recently I coined S MA CAPS (Pronounced See My Caps), an acronym/a Mnemonic to recall types of count nouns. It stands for Society, Measurement, Animals, Containers, Abstract, Person, Shape.

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  2. Thanks Sridhar,
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