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Topic	For real though, why are people typing loose when they mean lose??
Purely 12/26/19 10:01:06 PM #26:	specialkid8 posted... This one literally makes me cringe (literally literally, not figuratively literally). Virtually any other misspelling or misuse can be attributed to autocorrect or a slip of the mind but this one is so prolific and clearly done on purpose. How tenuous does your grasp of English have to be to think "should of" makes any kind of sense? This one comes from how we speak. We usually don't fully enunciate "should have." We say it more like "should've." So now a whole generation grew up hearing that and thinks people were saying "should of" all along. <cite>Purely posted [p:932097939] in For real t... [t:78283457]...</cite> <quote>specialkid8 posted... </cite> <quote>This one literally makes me cringe (literally literally, not figuratively literally). Virtually any other misspelling or misuse can be attributed to autocorrect or a slip of the mind but this one is so prolific and clearly done on purpose. How tenuous does your grasp of English have to be to think "should of" makes any kind of sense?</quote> This one comes from how we speak. We usually don't fully enunciate "should have." We say it more like "should've." So now a whole generation grew up hearing that and thinks people were saying "should of" all along. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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