"Would've" is a contraction of "would have"--as in, "I would've been on time if not for the flat tire."

"Would of" is just wrong. Always. It is never, ever correct to say "would of."

This applies to "could've" and "should've" as well.

Please make a note of it.

Oh! And please post your grammatical pet peeves or general grammar comments and questions so this thread doesn't die as horrible a death as all my other threads do.

Thanks.

Efan said:

I would of course have followed your advice, had it been correct.

THANK YOU!

Also, "it's" is a contraction for "it is." That is the only proper use of it's.

Correct use: It's one o'clock.

The possessive form - "its" - does not have an apostrophe. It is the parallel of "his" and "hers."

Correct use: My pen lost its cap.

Incorrect use: My pen lost it's cap.

retina said:

Efan said:

"Would of" is just wrong. Always. It is never, ever correct to say "would of."

I would of course have followed your advice, had it been correct.

I believe that should be "I would, of course, have followed your advice...."

Okay, I should've clarified I meant it was always wrong to say "would of" when you mean "would've."

Genesia said:

THANK YOU!

Also, "it's" is a contraction for "it is." That is the only proper use of it's.

Correct use: It's one o'clock.

The possessive form - "its" - does not have an apostrophe. It is the parallel of "his" and "hers."

Correct use: My pen lost its cap.

Incorrect use: My pen lost it's cap.

Are you sure about that?

CuddlyBear said:

Genesia said:

THANK YOU!

Also, "it's" is a contraction for "it is." That is the only proper use of it's.

Correct use: It's one o'clock.

The possessive form - "its" - does not have an apostrophe. It is the parallel of "his" and "hers."

Correct use: My pen lost its cap.

Incorrect use: My pen lost it's cap.

Are you sure about that?

Yes, I am.

woulda,

coulda,

shoulda

dincha

dontcha

dontcha wish yo girlfriend was HOTT like me! ...

CONVERSATE IS NOT A WORD!!!!

Okay... I have had this argument over and over again.... The incorrect use of "MYSELF"

Ex: You can speak to John or myself.

You can speak to John or ME.

People think that it sounds more intelligent if they use "myself" where "me" belongs.

see this is why I just stick to cursing.....

*coughanalretentivebehaviourcough*

chocolate1 said:

CONVERSATE IS NOT A WORD!!!!

Okay... I have had this argument over and over again.... The incorrect use of "MYSELF"

Ex: You can speak to John or myself.

You can speak to John or ME.

People think that it sounds more intelligent if they use "myself" where "me" belongs.

OMG - yes!

That shit makes myself crazy.

Genesia said:

CuddlyBear said:

Are you sure about that?

Yes, I am.

Exactly.

No possessive personal pronouns take an apostrophe (his, hers, ours, theirs, its).

Number23 said:

I deal with this on a constant basis in my job. Without listing everything that boils my pish, my main bugbear is its/it's. Personally, I have no idea why anyone can get it wrong. But, what really sends me over the edge is - it's'. TWO fucking apostrophes?? You've just shown an insolent, casually heavy handed total disregard for the very foundations of communication and 2000 years of the English lauguage, you cunt! Did you throw the other one in, just in case? EVEN WHEN YOUR ITS DID'NT NEED ANY??????

Efan said:

retina said:

Efan said:

I would of course have followed your advice, had it been correct.

I believe that should be "I would, of course, have followed your advice...."

Okay, I should've clarified I meant it was always wrong to say "would of" when you mean "would've."

Those commas are optional.

My pet peeve is princebonics of all sorts. Eye wish 4 their destruction.

And the possessive mixups of the kind that Genesia mentioned. Not just it's/its but they're/their, he's/his, you're/your as well.

retina said:

Efan said:

I believe that should be "I would, of course, have followed your advice...."

Okay, I should've clarified I meant it was always wrong to say "would of" when you mean "would've."

Those commas are optional.

My pet peeve is princebonics of all sorts. Eye wish 4 their destruction.

And the possessive mixups of the kind that Genesia mentioned. Not just it's/its but they're/their, he's/his, you're/your as well.

I agree with you. I wouldn't put commas in there either. I was just trying to salvage my original statement.

your/you're

As in, "Your certainly wrong about that!"

their/there/they're

What is so difficult?

Efan said:

retina said:

Those commas are optional.

My pet peeve is princebonics of all sorts. Eye wish 4 their destruction.

And the possessive mixups of the kind that Genesia mentioned. Not just it's/its but they're/their, he's/his, you're/your as well.

I agree with you. I wouldn't put commas in there either. I was just trying to salvage my original statement.

No need for salvaging anything. Your point was valid, I just wanted to give you a hard time.

myfavorite said:

woulda,

coulda,

shoulda

dincha

dontcha

dontcha wish yo girlfriend was HOTT like me! ...

I'd just like to say that a large part of the problem is the English language allowing for so many accepted varients. A lot of these rules, that you're positive you learned the right way in school twenty or thirty years ago, are now considered correct three different ways. It's lazy, slightly obnoxious and the exact reason why I'm constantly correcting my niece and nephew, only to be proven wrong by their "New English" school book.

However, I think I fail with the it's/its thing. I'll try to pay more attention to it going forward. At least I can say for certain that I've never written it's'.

Number23 said:

I deal with this on a constant basis in my job. Without listing everything that boils my pish, my main bugbear is its/it's. Personally, I have no idea why anyone can get it wrong. But, what really sends me over the edge is - it's'. TWO fucking apostrophes?? You've just shown an insolent, casually heavy handed total disregard for the very foundations of communication and 2000 years of the English lauguage, you cunt! Did you throw the other one in, just in case? EVEN WHEN YOUR ITS DID'NT NEED ANY??????

it's'

is that a new sort of

possesive plural

I don't really have communication hang-ups

verbal or written

like chocolate1, I find disturbing when people create words

in an attempt to sound enlightened

but it amuses me more than anything

I think it's' fair to say that most people

casually make grammatical errors

that's to be expected and could be easily overlooked

job applications, dissertations, Stephen Hawking quotes

you know, important shit

put the apostrophes where they belong

otherwise, I could or could not care less

whichever is correct

noimageatall said:

your/you're

As in, "Your certainly wrong about that!"

their/there/they're

What is so difficult?

Totally agree with both of those. But were/where bothers me even more!

retina said:

Efan said:

I believe that should be "I would, of course, have followed your advice...."

Okay, I should've clarified I meant it was always wrong to say "would of" when you mean "would've."

Those commas are optional.

My pet peeve is princebonics of all sorts. Eye wish 4 their destruction.

And the possessive mixups of the kind that Genesia mentioned. Not just it's/its but they're/their, he's/his, you're/your as well.

My pet peeve is textspeech....

Efan said:

"Would've" is a contraction of "would have"--as in, "I would've been on time if not for the flat tire."

"Would of" is just wrong. Always. It is never, ever correct to say "would of."

This applies to "could've" and "should've" as well.

Please make a note of it.

Oh! And please post your grammatical pet peeves or general grammar comments and questions so this thread doesn't die as horrible a death as all my other threads do.

Thanks.

I once so a women write shit like that.

Cerebus said:

I'd just like to say that a large part of the problem is the English language allowing for so many accepted varients. A lot of these rules, that you're positive you learned the right way in school twenty or thirty years ago, are now considered correct three different ways. It's lazy, slightly obnoxious and the exact reason why I'm constantly correcting my niece and nephew, only to be proven wrong by their "New English" school book.

However, I think I fail with the it's/its thing. I'll try to pay more attention to it going forward. At least I can say for certain that I've never written it's'.

Just out of curiosity, what are some of the changes you're talking about? A couple big ones that I get in arguments with people over are ending a sentence with a preposition and splitting an infinitive (both of which are fine and dandy in my book).

orger said:

otherwise, I could or could not care less

whichever is correct

Could not. And that one drives me frickin' bonkers! If you could care less, then you DO actually CARE. That is one of the very few examples where I will interupt a conversation to correct someone. I don't even care if it's embarrassing for them. That and the pronunciation of coupon. It's coopon, not quepon.

johnart said:

Efan said:

"Would've" is a contraction of "would have"--as in, "I would've been on time if not for the flat tire."

"Would of" is just wrong. Always. It is never, ever correct to say "would of."

This applies to "could've" and "should've" as well.

Please make a note of it.

Oh! And please post your grammatical pet peeves or general grammar comments and questions so this thread doesn't die as horrible a death as all my other threads do.

Thanks.

I once so a women write shit like that.

Hittin' the sauce kinda early, huh?

johnart said:

I once so a women write shit like that.

I so you're new kar

it's' hot

Efan said:

"Would've" is a contraction of "would have"--as in, "I would've been on time if not for the flat tire."

"Would of" is just wrong. Always. It is never, ever correct to say "would of."

This applies to "could've" and "should've" as well.

Please make a note of it.

Oh! And please post your grammatical pet peeves or general grammar comments and questions so this thread doesn't die as horrible a death as all my other threads do.

Thanks.

Lawd. A man after my own heart...