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Lurker #32 ([info]lurker32) wrote in [info]otf_wank,
@ 2005-06-12 18:13:00

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Current mood:Mystified

Beyond Grammar Wank
joisbishmyoga posts in fanficrants to let us know that "would of" is a grammatically incorrect error for "would've".

Which is fine, if obvious and previously ranted, but joisbishmyoga gets really upset at the idea that real people do make that error in real speech.

40+ comments of debate ensue. Do people really say "would of"? How can you tell? If an H is elided in the forest, does it still count as a sound? And does any of it make any actual difference?



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