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With the most common North American accent "would've" and "would of" sound very similar. My suspicion is that the error tends to arise in people that have learn

With the most common North American accent "would've" and "would of" sound very similar. My suspicion is that the error tends to arise in people that have learned language more from speaking than reading.

mirimir 6y ago
Huh. Could "would of" be a regionalism? I sometimes say "woulda", but don't write it.
- ascorbic 6y ago
  No, it's an error. "Woulda" is the correct way of spelling a regionalism. "Would of" is an incorrect spelling of "would've", which is a contraction of "would have".
  - mirimir 6y ago
    Hey, just thought I'd ask. You never know when you're gonna need a new voice ;)
Zenst 6y ago
In my instance, that would have a strong correlation and never read fictional material, autistic spectrum imagination thing for me, but love burning thru an RFC. So in my instance, I would tend to agree with that observation and support that as a large factor from personal experience.