Organization held secret interest meeting

[pbear19]

Originally Posted by SydneyK

grammar tangent
As an educator, I find it alarming how many students have a decent GPA, yet use the phrase 'would of'. While it bothers me that students do it, it bothers me more that they get away with it as often as they do.
/grammar tangent

Does it bother you when spoken, or only in print? Because I say "would've" all the time, and I imagine it sounds pretty indistinguishable from "would of." But I've never meant to say "would of" or typed it that way. I realize "would've" is not a proper contraction even in spoken form, but it's how I verbalize "would have." (I also sometimes further contract it to "I'd've", which is always "I would have" in my head, not "I'd of.")

[33girl]

It only bothers me in print. That's a very Pittsburghese way of speaking. However, the Pittsburghers who have been doing it for generations were able to spell it correctly.

Any organization who doesn't advertise openly that they are looking for new members usually 1) doesn't want new members or 2) has a pretty good idea of the new members they want and are already in contact with them through other means. As private organizations, that is their prerogative.

[ree-Xi]

Originally Posted by 33girl

It only bothers me in print.

Me, too. There are plenty of people who pronounce f and v similarly, so I only get itchy when I see it written or in print.

[MaryPoppins]

Originally Posted by ree-Xi

Me, too. There are plenty of people who pronounce f and v similarly, so I only get itchy when I see it written or in print.

I get so itchy about "would've" versus "would of" that I have been known to correct strangers.

[sigmadiva]

Originally Posted by 33girl

Any organization who doesn't advertise openly that they are looking for new members usually 1) doesn't want new members or 2) has a pretty good idea of the new members they want and are already in contact with them through other means. As private organizations, that is their prerogative.

To the bold: This is the most likely answer.

[SydneyK]

Originally Posted by pbear19

Does it bother you when spoken, or only in print? Because I say "would've" all the time, and I imagine it sounds pretty indistinguishable from "would of." But I've never meant to say "would of" or typed it that way. I realize "would've" is not a proper contraction even in spoken form, but it's how I verbalize "would have." (I also sometimes further contract it to "I'd've", which is always "I would have" in my head, not "I'd of.")

It bothers me only in print. I think 'would've' is a proper contraction, isn't it? I can't imagine why it wouldn't be.

Oh, and, I also say 'I'd've'.