would of
Misheard auxiliary contraction
Would of is a common misspelling of "would have" or its contraction "would've," which sounds identical in speech: I would of gone if I'd known for I would've gone.
The same error occurs with could of, should of, and might of.
Considered nonstandard in writing.
- could'vePast possibility contraction
- could havePast possibility expression
- should'vePast obligation unfulfilled
- should havePast obligation unfulfilled
- eye dialectNonstandard spelling showing pronunciation
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