FabSwingers.com forum: Have vs.of

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

I know I'm going to get the usual battering for this so my stab vest is on..... The use of the word 'of' instead of 'have' (e.g. 'Shouldn't of' instead of shouldn't have' - 'would of' instead of 'would have') really gets my gander!

Any other misuses that boil your piddle?

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By *issHottieBottieWoman
over a year ago

Kent

I do that all the time.

There's a few that niggle me but as in far from perfect I don't bother about it too much

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By *vsnikkiTV/TS
over a year ago

Limavady

People saying "more simple" rather than "simpler"

Or "more easy" rather than "easier"

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

People that say telly instead of television but that's 99% of the population

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By *inaTitzTV/TS
over a year ago

Titz Towers, North Notts

Woodchip, where a nice patterned paper would clearly suit the room.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

That's different though. "Telly" is just slang or an abbreviation, whereas:

"I ought to of gone to the pub" is grammatically incorrect.

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By *imply_SensualMan
over a year ago

warrington

The usual there, their and they're

or where, were, we're

A lot of people get these mixed up.

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By *callycatMan
over a year ago

Mid Wales

You rarely find people sitting or standing these days. They are sat or stood....I often wonder who does this for them...

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By *izzy RascallMan
over a year ago

Cardiff

Ive chilled a lot since working out that a lot of people type here from their mobile phones.

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
over a year ago

East Sussex

I do find it a tiny bit annoying but its almost accepted usage now.

I don't understand though, how people can read "should have" and "could have" used correctly and still not cotton on.

But as I make grammatical errors myself I'm not about to complain too much

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Well being crap at spelling I just do my best and if its incorrect I give it go .

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By *izzy RascallMan
over a year ago

Cardiff

I dont type it but I have a habit of saying 'Can I lend your toilet' to which a reply of 'why, where you taking it' gets offerd in return.

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By *vsnikkiTV/TS
over a year ago

Limavady

"Ive chilled a lot since working out that a lot of people type here from their mobile phones."

"Using" their mobile phones surely?

Sorry!

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

Everyone knows it's

To of and to hold from this day forward.

Please may I of a pound have bacon.

I don't know why there's confusion over it.

Some just want to of their cake and eat it.

There should be less have this kind have error.

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By *izzy RascallMan
over a year ago

Cardiff

"Ive chilled a lot since working out that a lot of people type here from their mobile phones.

"Using" their mobile phones surely?

Sorry!"

I missed the ' out of Ive

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I dont type it but I have a habit of saying 'Can I lend your toilet' to which a reply of 'why, where you taking it' gets offerd in return."

Or more correctly "who are you going to lend it to, and where would they be taking it?" Since if you wish to use something you are in fact borrowing it and not lending it.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Everyone knows it's

To of and to hold from this day forward.

Please may I of a pound have bacon.

I don't know why there's confusion over it.

Some just want to of their cake and eat it.

There should be less have this kind have error. "

Go granny! Lol. I should of known you'd of come up with that!

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By *izzy RascallMan
over a year ago

Cardiff

"I dont type it but I have a habit of saying 'Can I lend your toilet' to which a reply of 'why, where you taking it' gets offerd in return.

Or more correctly "who are you going to lend it to, and where would they be taking it?" Since if you wish to use something you are in fact borrowing it and not lending it."

Its Wales, we dont speak correctly and toilets are still outside

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By *ensualtouch15Man
over a year ago

ashby de la zouch

Accept and except

Even r4 mess this up regularly

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By *B9 QueenWoman
over a year ago

Over the rainbow, under the bridge

Fewer and less. Yes, it's pedantic but it really grates.

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By *he_original_poloWoman
over a year ago

a Primark shoebox in Leicester

"I know I'm going to get the usual battering for this so my stab vest is on..... The use of the word 'of' instead of 'have' (e.g. 'Shouldn't of' instead of shouldn't have' - 'would of' instead of 'would have') really gets my gander!

Any other misuses that boil your piddle?"

With my lazy Midlands accent it sounds like I'm saying "would of" when I am in fact saying "would 'ave" so I can forgive people typing it in error... some of the time.

But... I was forced to listen to someone using "difficulter" repeatedly in a conversation. It took every bit of willpower I could muster to restrain myself.

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By *B9 QueenWoman
over a year ago

Over the rainbow, under the bridge

"I do find it a tiny bit annoying but its almost accepted usage now.

I don't understand though, how people can read "should have" and "could have" used correctly and still not cotton on.

But as I make grammatical errors myself I'm not about to complain too much

I think it's the confusion of spoken and written communication. We pronounce 'could've' as 'could of' and this is then translated into writing.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Everyone knows it's

To of and to hold from this day forward.

Please may I of a pound have bacon.

I don't know why there's confusion over it.

Some just want to of their cake and eat it.

There should be less have this kind have error.

Go granny! Lol. I should of known you'd of come up with that!

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OP I have known Gran for years she can run rings around most people . And even you .

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Everyone knows it's

To of and to hold from this day forward.

Please may I of a pound have bacon.

I don't know why there's confusion over it.

Some just want to of their cake and eat it.

There should be less have this kind have error.

Go granny! Lol. I should of known you'd of come up with that!

OP I have known Gran for years she can run rings around most people . And even you .

This I know

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I could,nt care less

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If any of you need me, I'm going to start smuggling bad grammar refugees out of grammar nazi occupied fab land under cover of darkness, I'm going to dump the earth from the tunnel in the Canada chat room, (no one goes in there) viva la revolution lol

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By *vsnikkiTV/TS
over a year ago

Limavady

"I dont type it but I have a habit of saying 'Can I lend your toilet' to which a reply of 'why, where you taking it' gets offerd in return.

Or more correctly "who are you going to lend it to, and where would they be taking it?" Since if you wish to use something you are in fact borrowing it and not lending it.

Its Wales, we dont speak correctly and toilets are still outside"

Toilets? In Wales? I don't think so.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I dont type it but I have a habit of saying 'Can I lend your toilet' to which a reply of 'why, where you taking it' gets offerd in return.

Or more correctly "who are you going to lend it to, and where would they be taking it?" Since if you wish to use something you are in fact borrowing it and not lending it.

Its Wales, we dont speak correctly and toilets are still outside"

You speak for yourself!

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By *ouple in LancashireCouple
over a year ago

in Lancashire

Any other misuses that boil your piddle?"

people being pedantic..?

piddle?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Piddle is a word for slash , pee or piss . Really you should have or is it of thought about it more . Now I'm getting in a puddle or is that piddle

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By *eMontresMan
over a year ago

Halesowen

As I know that nothing I can do will ever change people's poor grammar, misuse of homophones and bad punctuation, I just try to ignore it.

They all rankle however

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Piddle is a word for slash , pee or piss . Really you should have or is it of thought about it more . Now I'm getting in a puddle or is that piddle

I was going to say piss but I was being polite

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By *vsnikkiTV/TS
over a year ago

Limavady

"As I know that nothing I can do will ever change people's poor grammar, misuse of homophones and bad punctuation, I just try to ignore it.

They all rankle however

So are you only concerned about bad grammar from one person or is your apostrophe in the wrong place?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm so well known for being perlite as you can tell or if your not sure look up black sheep of the family lol

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By *ouple in LancashireCouple
over a year ago

in Lancashire

"Piddle is a word for slash , pee or piss . Really you should have or is it of thought about it more . Now I'm getting in a puddle or is that piddle

thought it was tiddle..

or is it tinkle..

ooh err its all a bit confuddling....

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By *ancadamMan
over a year ago

Stockport

"You rarely find people sitting or standing these days. They are sat or stood....I often wonder who does this for them...

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ha ha ha!! love it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Piddle is a word for slash , pee or piss . Really you should have or is it of thought about it more . Now I'm getting in a puddle or is that piddle

thought it was tiddle..

or is it tinkle..

ooh err its all a bit confuddling...."

Now we are confused enough up north we don't need you southerners dropping in a tinkle or tiddle ....... O hell what's the question op was on about

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Fortunately I have more important things in my life to care about

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By *ouple in LancashireCouple
over a year ago

in Lancashire

"Piddle is a word for slash , pee or piss . Really you should have or is it of thought about it more . Now I'm getting in a puddle or is that piddle

thought it was tiddle..

or is it tinkle..

ooh err its all a bit confuddling....

Now we are confused enough up north we don't need you southerners dropping in a tinkle or tiddle ....... O hell what's the question op was on about"

I know, clogs on the wrong feet must be a reet bugga..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I and these cobbled streets yet the feet but we still eat ovis by ech

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

One which really gets my goat is when people use "aswell" instead of "as well"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

That gets me aswell

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By *B9 QueenWoman
over a year ago

Over the rainbow, under the bridge

"One which really gets my goat is when people use "aswell" instead of "as well"

Or alot instead of a lot.

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By *horltzMan
over a year ago

heysham

Chimley or hospical , no need !

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By *riskynriskyCouple
over a year ago

Essex.

What's with the current trend of companies saying 4 times cheaper? Surely it's a quarter of the price....

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By *exyangietgirlTV/TS
over a year ago

edinburgh

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"As I know that nothing I can do will ever change people's poor grammar, misuse of homophones and bad punctuation, I just try to ignore it.

They all rankle however

So are you only concerned about bad grammar from one person or is your apostrophe in the wrong place?"

people is the plural of person therefore the apostrophe is actually in the correct place isn't it?!?!?!

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By *exyangietgirlTV/TS
over a year ago

edinburgh

Using "overly" instead of "over" really annoys me.

It's an American import, a silly case of hypercorrection. "Over" is already an adverb and doesn't need the suffix "-ly" to chaneg it into one.

Decent, faultless English on both sides of the Atlantic is, for instance, "He's over excited" and not "He's overly excited."

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By *B9 QueenWoman
over a year ago

Over the rainbow, under the bridge

"As I know that nothing I can do will ever change people's poor grammar, misuse of homophones and bad punctuation, I just try to ignore it.

They all rankle however

So are you only concerned about bad grammar from one person or is your apostrophe in the wrong place?

people is the plural of person therefore the apostrophe is actually in the correct place isn't it?!?!?!

Yes, it is.

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By *vsnikkiTV/TS
over a year ago

Limavady

"As I know that nothing I can do will ever change people's poor grammar, misuse of homophones and bad punctuation, I just try to ignore it.

They all rankle however

So are you only concerned about bad grammar from one person or is your apostrophe in the wrong place?

people is the plural of person therefore the apostrophe is actually in the correct place isn't it?!?!?!

Yes, it is. "

Yes you're correct. My mistake. Sorry

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

'No' instead of 'know' aaaaaarghhh!!!

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By *ust_for_laughsCouple
over a year ago

Hinckley

'for free', it's either 'for nothing', or it's just 'free'!

'Off of' gets on my tits too

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

When people don't write 'ok/okay' but write 'kk'

Pisses me right off!

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By *ultry SuccubusTV/TS
over a year ago

London

how is you (how's you)

instead of

How are you (how're you)

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By *uke olovingmanMan
over a year ago

Gravesend

I shud of red awl of this thred

Bout a hole lotta fings wot make u sea red

If I cunt spell gud it must be inbred

But duz it meen I'm no gud in bed

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I shud of red awl of this thred

Bout a hole lotta fings wot make u sea red

If I cunt spell gud it must be inbred

But duz it meen I'm no gud in bed"

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By *nleashedCrakenMan
over a year ago

Widnes

We all have our bet beeves, mine is using 'both' when it should be 'either'; as in

'Use both lanes' when it should be 'Use either lane'.

And the Americanism 'gotten'. What's wrong with just 'got'. "I've gotten myself a new hat". NO, NO, NO. "You've got yourself a new hat".

But then I often make mistakes myself, especially when writing quickly. Often I catch them on a re-read but sometimes I don't. 'are' and 'our' often catch me out even though I know the rules. Another one I've found myself making is 'now' instead of 'know' (not even 'no') and my worst one is 'a' instead of 'I' as in 'a want to get this right'.

A lot of the mistakes are to do with how you speak ("could have" - "could've" - "could of"). I know I pronounce 'I' very similar 'a'.

I think in an informal environment, as long as what's being said can be understood, I'm not going to get worked up about it; but when I see such mistakes in formal documents or application forms I do judge the author quite negatively.

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