"of" is not "have"

[santazzi]

This post is intended as advice to those posters who are young and still attending schools

I have noted lately that there have been a lot of posters who substitute "of" for "have".......while the two words kind of sound alike they do not have the same meaning...

I will give a few examples....

1. He should OF kicked to Hayes.........instead of writing he should HAVE kicked it to Hayes
2. He would OF hated the attention .....instead of writing he would HAVE hated the attention
3. I would OF loved to watch it live....instead of writing I would HAVE loved to watch it live

etc..........................................................

[clarky449]

If you want perfect spelling and grammar, join a spelling club. This is a football forum.

[Stillwaiting]

Yes Sir

[kosifantutti23]

1. He should OF kicked to Hayes.........instead of writing he should HAVE kicked it to Hayes
.

No point kicking it to Lenny.

[dragit]

People are probably thinking 'should've' which sounds a lot like should of...
& Would've
Futbawl iz 4 de peeples anyways man.

[Dr Spaceman]

1. He should OF kicked to Hayes.........instead of writing he should HAVE kicked it to Hayes
.

No point kicking it to Lenny.

I could of laughed for hours!

[ozrulestrace]

Sorry but when describing last Saturday's game the words

"Shoulda"

"Coulda"

"Would've"

sprung to mind

[noreason41]

[Iceman234]

Probally bcos have (of?) all the filth trolls lately.

[bergholt]

If you want perfect spelling and grammar, join a spelling club. This is a football forum.

no excuse for being a deadshit.

[joffaboy]

1. He should OF kicked to Hayes.........instead of writing he should HAVE kicked it to Hayes
.

No point kicking it to Lenny.

The way they kicked in the first qtr last week I thought they were kicking it to Lenny.

[White Winmar]

Keep up the good fight, santazzi!

[meher baba]

Personally, I've been extremely bothered with the high incidence of split infinitives and hanging participles in the posts of some of the younger folk on this forum.

Not to mention the recurring failure to use the subjunctive mood properly.

Pitiful..........

[White Winmar]

I'll just settle for the correct use of the comma. Is that too much to ask?

[noreason41]

I'll just settle for the correct use of the comma. Is that too much to ask?

And apostrophes please!!!

[hungry for a premiership]

What's a split infinitive?

[meher baba]

What's a split infinitive?

Some grammar nazis believe - drawing on Latin precedents - that verb forms like "to go", "to run", etc need to be treated as if they were one word.

Hence, "to unfairly bag Jason Gram" should be written as "to bag Jason Gram unfairly".

Personally, I don't think it matters, but some people get worked up about it: especially in the US, for some reason.

Anyway, you can't say you don't learn anything from my posts!

[kosifantutti23]

What's a split infinitive?

Some grammar nazis believe - drawing on Latin precedents - that verb forms like "to go", "to run", etc need to be treated as if they were one word.

Hence, "to unfairly bag Jason Gram" should be written as "to bag Jason Gram unfairly".

Personally, I don't think it matters, but some people get worked up about it: especially in the US, for some reason.

Anyway, you can't say you don't learn anything from my posts!

But the most famous sentence in American culture has a split infinitive.

"To boldly go where no man has gone before"

[R. Harvey 3 votes!]

This post is intended as advice to those posters who are young and still attending schools

I have noted lately that there have been a lot of posters who substitute "of" for "have".......while the two words kind of sound alike they do not have the same meaning...

I will give a few examples....

1. He should OF kicked to Hayes.........instead of writing he should HAVE kicked it to Hayes
2. He would OF hated the attention .....instead of writing he would HAVE hated the attention
3. I would OF loved to watch it live....instead of writing I would HAVE loved to watch it live

etc..........................................................

KNOB!

[PJ]

Would of knob?

or

Would have knob?

[Dr Spaceman]

Would of knob?

or

Would have knob?

These people that use "of" all the time.

Are they the "have nots"?

[PJ]

These people that use "of" all the time.

Are they the "have nots"?

Or the know nots?

[Dr Spaceman]

These people that use "of" all the time.

Are they the "have nots"?

Or the know nots?

Wot?

[R. Harvey 3 votes!]

Would of knob?

or

Would have knob?

Haha Knob! Good Call

[Winmar]

It's only a footy forum, but surely people can at least get the basics of the English language right? I find such basic mistakes really distracting when I'm reading.