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10-27-2008, 02:24 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ASTalumna06

I don't know if this has been mentioned yet, but one of the things that drives me crazy is substituting “of” for “have”.

"I should of done my homework earlier"

SHOULD be…

"I should have done my homework earlier"

Are you talking about written or spoken?

You do know that "I should've done my homework earlier" sounds like you are saying "of" but you are really saying "have."

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