I hear you- I would of preferred embossed treatment over a lenti magnet (I can't be alone when I say I couldn't care less for these magnets..)
Would HAVE everybody - the correct English is "would have", NOT would of"!
Would have vs Would of
The conditional perfect, would have, refers to a missed opportunity in the past. In informal speech, it contracts to would’ve, not "would of."
I would have (would’ve) liked to see that movie.
I would of liked to see that movie.
She would have (would’ve) told me if that happened.
She would of told me if that happened.
If you had asked me, I would have (would’ve) tried to help.
If you had asked me, I would of tried to help.
Would have can never be written "would of." However, the latter does exist: when the present conditional would is followed by an expression that begins with of.
She would, of course, live with me.
Past: She would, of course, have lived with me.
I ask no more of you than I would of myself.
Past: I asked no more of you than I would’ve of myself.
The Bottom Line
The erroneous phrase "would of" is probably due to the very similar pronunciation of would’ve. I would’ve told you this sooner, but I needed to save something for the bottom line.
So well done Noodles!
End of today's English lesson! Tomorrow, we shall cover the differences between "there", "their" and "they're"!
Oh, and by the way, I received my copy today!
Haha you little grammar Nazi you! Although, you have no idea how many times I've held back from correcting people on that myself.Would HAVE everybody - the correct English is "would have", NOT would of"!
Would have vs Would of
The conditional perfect, would have, refers to a missed opportunity in the past. In informal speech, it contracts to would’ve, not "would of."
I would have (would’ve) liked to see that movie.
I would of liked to see that movie.
She would have (would’ve) told me if that happened.
She would of told me if that happened.
If you had asked me, I would have (would’ve) tried to help.
If you had asked me, I would of tried to help.
Would have can never be written "would of." However, the latter does exist: when the present conditional would is followed by an expression that begins with of.
She would, of course, live with me.
Past: She would, of course, have lived with me.
I ask no more of you than I would of myself.
Past: I asked no more of you than I would’ve of myself.
The Bottom Line
The erroneous phrase "would of" is probably due to the very similar pronunciation of would’ve. I would’ve told you this sooner, but I needed to save something for the bottom line.
So well done Noodles!
End of today's English lesson! Tomorrow, we shall cover the differences between "there", "their" and "they're"!
Oh, and by the way, I received my copy today!
I would have preferred not to have read that.Would HAVE everybody - the correct English is "would have", NOT would of"!
Would have vs Would of
The conditional perfect, would have, refers to a missed opportunity in the past. In informal speech, it contracts to would’ve, not "would of."
I would have (would’ve) liked to see that movie.
I would of liked to see that movie.
She would have (would’ve) told me if that happened.
She would of told me if that happened.
If you had asked me, I would have (would’ve) tried to help.
If you had asked me, I would of tried to help.
Would have can never be written "would of." However, the latter does exist: when the present conditional would is followed by an expression that begins with of.
She would, of course, live with me.
Past: She would, of course, have lived with me.
I ask no more of you than I would of myself.
Past: I asked no more of you than I would’ve of myself.
The Bottom Line
The erroneous phrase "would of" is probably due to the very similar pronunciation of would’ve. I would’ve told you this sooner, but I needed to save something for the bottom line.
So well done Noodles!
End of today's English lesson! Tomorrow, we shall cover the differences between "there", "their" and "they're"!
Oh, and by the way, I received my copy today!
It's alright, but it's now consigned to a drawer in my kitchen- Lentis do nothing for me whatsoever 9 times out of 10. My fave ever lenti's are on my Thundercat DVD box sets, where the entire images change (so for instance, the image would change from the Thundercats logo to Lion-O when tilted)Haha you little grammar Nazi you! Although, you have no idea how many times I've held back from correcting people on that myself.
By the way, what does everyone think to the lenti on this? Must admit that it's better than I expected... has some nice depth to it IMO.
And yet . . . you apparently understood perfectly well what he meant.Would HAVE everybody - the correct English is "would have", NOT would of"!
Would have can never be written "would of."
Yikes. Normally I pick people up on their grammar, so let's call it a Freudian slip...Next time it will be 100 lines after class! lol
Dude, this is 2017... it's spelt "whatevs".
I'm usually the same when it comes to lentis, but I'll happy take them as a "free" bonus item. That Thundercat set definitely sounds pretty special! Funnily enough, lentis always remind me of old DVD editions too.
That's true...And yet . . . you apparently understood perfectly well what he meant.
This is about the only place I could find the lenti Thundercat editions- Skip to 12.45 in, 17 mins and (for the best example) 22.35 in.Dude, this is 2017... it's spelt "whatevs".
I'm usually the same when it comes to lentis, but I'll happy take them as a "free" bonus item. That Thundercat set definitely sounds pretty special! Funnily enough, lentis always remind me of old DVD editions too.
