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Gobstoppers12
09/14/20 4:47:36 PM
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What the fuck does "of" mean?

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Geisterdrache
09/14/20 4:48:05 PM
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what

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Were_Wyrm
09/14/20 4:48:26 PM
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It depends on what the definition of the word "is" is.

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Aristoph
09/14/20 4:48:35 PM
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"Pertaining to" or "expressing the relationship between a part and a whole."

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Total_Lost2
09/14/20 4:48:41 PM
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Geisterdrache posted...
what

No, that's not it...

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nfearurspecimn
09/14/20 4:49:03 PM
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it means "may or have"
"could of meant"

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Gwynevere
09/14/20 4:49:05 PM
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It's a preposition that denotes ownership or relation

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mustachedmystic
09/14/20 5:17:17 PM
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Were_Wyrm posted...
It depends on what the definition of the word "is" is.
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Laserion
09/14/20 5:25:39 PM
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nfearurspecimn posted...
it means "may or have"
"could of meant"

See my sig. It should be "could have meant", which contracts to "could've meant"
It's this " 've " part that many think is "of".
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TheSavageDragon
09/14/20 5:51:57 PM
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Laserion posted...
See my sig. It should be "could have meant", which contracts to "could've meant"
It's this " 've " part that many think is "of".

Obvious joke was obvious
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nfearurspecimn
09/15/20 3:20:11 PM
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Laserion posted...
See my sig. It should be "could have meant", which contracts to "could've meant"
It's this " 've " part that many think is "of".
lol I was just joking around. I like your sig tho

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