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> could of I am not a grammar nazi. I am not even a fucking native English speaker, but what the fuck??? Why is this mistake so prevalent these days?
by normalnorm 6y ago
> could of
I am not a grammar nazi. I am not even a fucking native English speaker, but what the fuck??? Why is this mistake so prevalent these days?
- badwolf 6y agoMany people contract "could have" to be "could've" which when spoken can very easily turn to "could of"
- normalnorm 6y agoYes, but this means that you don't understand the meaning of simple words. Doesn't that bother you?
- Caylio 6y agoGrammar nazi.
- istjohn 6y agoSince we're being pedantic, "Nazi" is always capitalized.
- deleted 6y ago[deleted]
- normalnorm 6y agoRegarding the capitalization of "N/nazi" People seem to disagree with you: https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/73948/grammar-nazi-or-grammar-nazi https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/73948/grammar-na... Regarding being pedantic: well, I'm not sure what to say. I think confusing "could of" with "could have" is a fundamental, terrible mistake. I guess one person's permissiveness is another's idiocracy?
- austinheap 6y agoOxford dictionary confirms it’s a proper noun: https://www.lexico.com/definition/nazi https://www.lexico.com/definition/nazi No need for StackOverflow conspiracies if we’re lecturing Internet people.
- normalnorm 6y agoPointing out that it is becoming a common mistake to confuse the verb "to have" with the preposition "of" -> pedantic! Failing to capitalize "Nazi" according to what the Oxford dictionary thinks is best for a contraction of two German words -> HAHAHAH! You were being a grammar nazi, but ironically you failed to capitalize Nazi correctly. Ok. You win. I should of known better!