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9. What about "Should've, would've, could've" instead of

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Sat Oct 19, 2013, 10:19 PM

Oct 2013

"Should of, would of, could of"?

And martial law instead of marshall law?

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A note about words I personally hate so stop using them, alright?? [View all] dorkzilla Oct 2013 OP

Al is God? johnp3907 Oct 2013 #1

Reverand Al? PasadenaTrudy Oct 2013 #144

Baaa dup dup dup.... Baaaa dup dup dup. pangaia Oct 2013 #187

AL-GOD-DAMNED RIGHT? Wounded Bear Oct 2013 #2

Thank you for noticing my intellectual superiority dorkzilla Oct 2013 #8

Technically, it probably should be "al'right" Wounded Bear Oct 2013 #152

I personally take great offense at "alright," Blue_In_AK Oct 2013 #11

Funny, I've only started using "alright" after being told I was unnecessarily wordy. dorkzilla Oct 2013 #13

You know, I still write "okay" instead of OK Blue_In_AK Oct 2013 #44

Yes, me too. I started life out as a legal secretary. dorkzilla Oct 2013 #49

I was a legal secretary/paralegal for 25 years. Blue_In_AK Oct 2013 #67

Funny thing is, "O.K." is the proper form Scootaloo Oct 2013 #102

Tell that to the transcription clerk. Blue_In_AK Oct 2013 #103

Well, the proper dash didn't exist on old typewriters Scootaloo Oct 2013 #107

And since I am an old person Blue_In_AK Oct 2013 #109

It's as easy as falling off a bike--you never forget pinboy3niner Oct 2013 #110

I still do the em dash too -- and I still put two spaces after a period. Nt dorkzilla Oct 2013 #123

Memories...high school office work 1962-1966..business for girls, which of course meant typing libdem4life Oct 2013 #208

For some, it was a little harder to keep up with changes pinboy3niner Oct 2013 #209

OMG ... it's that darn temporary agency. Got to get a new one. LOL libdem4life Oct 2013 #210

When I got a mag card machine, Blue_In_AK Oct 2013 #215

And we did get a bit off the OP, but enjoyed the trip. Workers Unite !!! libdem4life Oct 2013 #216

But since you're old, you should know your former boss was right Ms. Toad Oct 2013 #221

I had a huge argument with a friend of Facebook about this not too long ago. Blue_In_AK Oct 2013 #226

Definitely. Ms. Toad Oct 2013 #227

When I trained, we had Sabin as our authority Samantha Oct 2013 #218

"OK" goes back at least 90 years before that Art_from_Ark Oct 2013 #223

Oh, well, I got the premise right Scootaloo Oct 2013 #229

(...but apparently you have no similar problem with "although".....) lastlib Oct 2013 #62

Laughing out loud. Blue_In_AK Oct 2013 #65

You're prolly right brush Oct 2013 #135

I think it's text speak, Blue_In_AK Oct 2013 #154

Those of us of a certain age...... llmart Oct 2013 #178

Yes, there's a lot of that going around. :) Blue_In_AK Oct 2013 #189

Ironically..... llmart Oct 2013 #190

You laugh, but I distinctly remember during the extremely bad El Nino year of 1997, I think... Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #99

However, it was later discovered that Al Nino was actually a Zorra Oct 2013 #148

I'm kind of down with prostrate gland roguevalley Oct 2013 #199

I literally died laughing at this post... petronius Oct 2013 #3

GhostPetronius? dorkzilla Oct 2013 #46

+1 dchill Oct 2013 #51

... petronius Oct 2013 #54

And Hopefully, someday people will learn not to start sentences with "Hopefully,...." lastlib Oct 2013 #64

It is to be hoped Flying Squirrel Oct 2013 #111

literally? IronLionZion Oct 2013 #138

Here here! Electric Monk Oct 2013 #4

I personally 'dislike' the word 'HATE' Tx4obama Oct 2013 #5

Always P.C. ffr Oct 2013 #12

We don't get French Benefits? ThoughtCriminal Oct 2013 #6

Oooh, does that mean more wine or something? I'll take it! n/t dorkzilla Oct 2013 #19

especially if there's cheeze n' crootons!! 2naSalit Oct 2013 #45

My list contains "hate" and "evil." Agnosticsherbet Oct 2013 #7

Or California del Norte. MineralMan Oct 2013 #160

What about "Should've, would've, could've" instead of TheDebbieDee Oct 2013 #9

Ummm... silverweb Oct 2013 #16

The "have" is where the "ve" part of the contraction comes from....... TheDebbieDee Oct 2013 #47

Right idea, wrong word. silverweb Oct 2013 #75

it's have not of notadmblnd Oct 2013 #27

That's what I said! TheDebbieDee Oct 2013 #36

errr - it is martial law intaglio Oct 2013 #87

Does the Court Marshall get a big shiny star badge? dorkzilla Oct 2013 #124

Arrrrrggghh. Writing "of" because the "'ve" in 've contractions sounds similar to "of" is Dark n Stormy Knight Oct 2013 #115

I honestly think the reason for most if these is because people don't read! dorkzilla Oct 2013 #125

That one really bothers me. cui bono Oct 2013 #163

A note about maturity and respect... ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #10

I have no ideal why you are upset. JohnnyLib2 Oct 2013 #14

And there are ffr Oct 2013 #15

Imma get back to ya.... NYC_SKP Oct 2013 #17

Now, look, I know this is a tough thing to deal with. NuclearDem Oct 2013 #18

!!! 2naSalit Oct 2013 #48

I want to fix my rolls too but I can't afford liposuction. dorkzilla Oct 2013 #72

Duzy! BelgianMadCow Oct 2013 #184

All this time I thought it was a hole full of Senators. Lint Head Oct 2013 #20

"Handful of senators don't pass legislation" pinboy3niner Oct 2013 #21

Please translate, if you will, "ou-from-way-from, oufromwayfrom".... NYC_SKP Oct 2013 #22

I get NPR! dorkzilla Oct 2013 #26

Here you go! "Get ou' from way from around them cars. " NYC_SKP Oct 2013 #30

K, imma hit you for that one... dorkzilla Oct 2013 #38

I'm with you. And I need more NPR stream that are saved and available. NYC_SKP Oct 2013 #43

I go see the show at Town Hall every year! dorkzilla Oct 2013 #55

Jealous! NYC_SKP Oct 2013 #58

If he ever plays at a big outdoor venue in finer weather, do try and go dorkzilla Oct 2013 #66

It's a sinking suspicion, not a "sneaking" suspicion. Bucky Oct 2013 #23

I had a neighbor who used to say "stinking suspicion"! n/t dorkzilla Oct 2013 #77

Nuh-uh! Dark n Stormy Knight Oct 2013 #116

I want a moritorium on "iconic" Retrograde Oct 2013 #24

YOU CAN'T PUT CHRIST ON A CRACKER BluegrassStateBlues Oct 2013 #25

Ooh, that's going to be my new bumper sticker! dorkzilla Oct 2013 #28

Only one way to find out. Take pictures of reactions. BluegrassStateBlues Oct 2013 #42

But putting Him on a trailer hitch is perfectly kosher pinboy3niner Oct 2013 #29

What.the.$&ck?? dorkzilla Oct 2013 #32

iirc, it's from a fundie demonstration outside Terri Schiavo's hospice pinboy3niner Oct 2013 #53

It was during the Terri Schiavo flapdoodle Warpy Oct 2013 #82

Jesus Christ! NYC_SKP Oct 2013 #33

That ain't no way to tow a Jesus, the fundies won't believe this, SaveAmerica Oct 2013 #246

The fuck? BluegrassStateBlues Oct 2013 #40

Who was your neighbor, Gandpa Munster? RagAss Oct 2013 #52

I see they brought the beer cooler along in case He gets thirsty. NBachers Oct 2013 #93

It was either that or the Mohawk beer hat pinboy3niner Oct 2013 #96

That is just freaking creepy. (nt) Control-Z Oct 2013 #149

But you can turn him into one The Straight Story Oct 2013 #37

No, but he has been on a trailer hitch Warpy Oct 2013 #79

Is cheeses of Nazareth Okay? GeorgeGist Oct 2013 #114

You can eat Christ as crackers IronLionZion Oct 2013 #139

This argument is getting old. Dr. Strange Oct 2013 #31

LOL! Isn't that out in NY Harbor? n/t dorkzilla Oct 2013 #34

That would explain why all the ships come in on Arbor Day! Dr. Strange Oct 2013 #35

HA!!! dorkzilla Oct 2013 #39

Your point is mute. cyberswede Oct 2013 #59

and, the last phrase should read "and it's (the contraction for it is, not the possessive) niyad Oct 2013 #41

Out where I am 2naSalit Oct 2013 #57

my current favourite on that topic is in the floral dept. of my local supermarket: "bosse's day is niyad Oct 2013 #63

In a world where apostrophes are as overused as the word "literally" dorkzilla Oct 2013 #69

gee, I miss out on all the fun. niyad Oct 2013 #71

Companies are too cheap to hire proofreaders! But I say write and complain every time you see Dark n Stormy Knight Oct 2013 #117

trust me, it does not help. I have written to authors, called papers, etc., and the attitude has niyad Oct 2013 #137

I hear ya, but if many people complained, i think it would have an impact. But when Dark n Stormy Knight Oct 2013 #197

Partly you are running into fewer people than we used to have nadinbrzezinski Oct 2013 #200

it depresses me some days. reading standard news is bad enough--reading the comments sections niyad Oct 2013 #205

At times I edit blog posts, many a times actually nadinbrzezinski Oct 2013 #212

You DO realise people will do that just to wind you up, now, right? Spider Jerusalem Oct 2013 #50

Who, us? We wooden do that! pinboy3niner Oct 2013 #56

Wooden shoe? WOODEN SHOE? dorkzilla Oct 2013 #70

Well, a lot of people do like to go against the grain. Arugula Latte Oct 2013 #143

I don't care...I'm just having a laugh... dorkzilla Oct 2013 #60

Cali vs California? NuclearDem Oct 2013 #92

Nah. She could take them. Squinch Oct 2013 #121

What's with the fancy British spelling of "realize"?! Arugula Latte Oct 2013 #142

You should of mentioned "mute point." But I could care less. klook Oct 2013 #61

Bwah... Blue_In_AK Oct 2013 #68

Noodles. Solly Mack Oct 2013 #73

Cheese. dorkzilla Oct 2013 #74

Yes. Solly Mack Oct 2013 #97

So.. darkangel218 Oct 2013 #76

You'll prolly get a good tan in Cali! dorkzilla Oct 2013 #80

The word "epic" Jamaal510 Oct 2013 #78

Epic post! Vashta Nerada Oct 2013 #86

Epic is the new awesome. Control-Z Oct 2013 #165

Awesome still has meaning for those of us 'in the know'. Enthusiast Oct 2013 #185

Epic post, bra. Enthusiast Oct 2013 #181

Yes, I hate those alot! Duer 157099 Oct 2013 #81

Barry McGuire disagrees on the Senators thing. nt Deep13 Oct 2013 #83

WHAT Ever! nt Tigress DEM Oct 2013 #84

GET OFF MY LAWN!!!11111ELEVENS Vashta Nerada Oct 2013 #85

How about a pocketful of Senators? jtuck004 Oct 2013 #88

You talking 'bout Fornia? Kablooie Oct 2013 #89

But... why can't I have a handful of senators? Quantess Oct 2013 #90

Yet, it's only obvious that it is not much better than a pant-load nolabels Oct 2013 #91

. Squinch Oct 2013 #122

This post could work in the pintobean Oct 2013 #132

PROBABLY, NOT "PROLLY" Skittles Oct 2013 #94

Prolly wants a skittles ass-kickin, that's what it is. Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #100

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Skittles Oct 2013 #104

Another words, "for all intensive purposes" is incorrect. Thegonagle Oct 2013 #95

More DUzy fodder! chervilant Oct 2013 #98

You need to loose the attitude friend, your casting asparagus Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #101

Lettuce knot forget to be charditable pinboy3niner Oct 2013 #105

why you're okra radish tuber go there again Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #106

I yam a maized you want to turnip the heat pinboy3niner Oct 2013 #108

Could you two just squash this argument and learn how to live in peas, please? Arugula Latte Oct 2013 #145

I have never bean soy a shroomed of myself pinboy3niner Oct 2013 #171

Wheeew! The odor when you cast asparagus! SaveAmerica Oct 2013 #247

Personally I could care less Flying Squirrel Oct 2013 #112

LOL, good one! n-t Logical Oct 2013 #129

Ooooh, that one makes me see red. dorkzilla Oct 2013 #130

Posters who use loose instead of lose. B Calm Oct 2013 #113

You are not supposED to mention those things! Dark n Stormy Knight Oct 2013 #118

What I find even worst Control-Z Oct 2013 #169

You are correct that people mix up worse and worst. Dark n Stormy Knight Oct 2013 #219

thread is not cold, and thank you for posting this niyad Oct 2013 #224

Thanks for the reply. It made me feel good, and Dark n Stormy Knight Oct 2013 #234

No DUers fault, but I hate: TexasProgresive Oct 2013 #119

Going Back To Cali KG Oct 2013 #120

You forgot one. LWolf Oct 2013 #126

Words are vehicles for ideas, as long as it arrives it's orpupilofnature57 Oct 2013 #127

Great, another genius who wants to insult people who annoy them. nt Logical Oct 2013 #128

That's the whole point of this post, in case you didn't notice... dorkzilla Oct 2013 #131

Sorry, just woke up. If that was your goal I 100% agree with you! n-t Logical Oct 2013 #133

Thanks for the laugh. BootinUp Oct 2013 #134

It's "Almighty God-damned" fadedrose Oct 2013 #136

show some respect dorkzilla! it's GODzilla. Sunlei Oct 2013 #140

You're LOOSING it, totally LOOSING it, dude! Zorra Oct 2013 #141

It's 'taken for granted' not 'taken for granite' though many are taking granite for countertops... Tikki Oct 2013 #146

What's wrong with "handful of senators?" nt ecstatic Oct 2013 #147

I just can't bare this....nt Wounded Bear Oct 2013 #150

"it's" (a contraction of it is), NOT "its". Al right? mrsadm Oct 2013 #151

Autocorrect (talk about a misnomer) does that to me all the time. Blue_In_AK Oct 2013 #155

Yew mean Cali ...doncha! L0oniX Oct 2013 #153

To 'err' rhymes with 'her' and not 'air'. Jenoch Oct 2013 #156

I consider it a shortened form.... State the Obvious Oct 2013 #159

It still does not rhyme with 'air' Jenoch Oct 2013 #168

Listen to the audio pronunciation... State the Obvious Oct 2013 #191

Merriam-Webster reduced to the lowest common denominator. Jenoch Oct 2013 #214

To each his own. Done. nt State the Obvious Oct 2013 #225

It's "Toe" the line; "rein in" spending.... truebluegreen Oct 2013 #157

Not "toad the line"? Or "reign in spending"? nt JustABozoOnThisBus Oct 2013 #158

Egzacly! truebluegreen Oct 2013 #162

And the "reigning" monarch -- not "reining" ... unless you're the queen up on an equine. Arugula Latte Oct 2013 #182

Ha! truebluegreen Oct 2013 #193

I thought it was tow the line. Enthusiast Oct 2013 #186

A common mistake, probably from the "tow lines" on a tug or something, truebluegreen Oct 2013 #192

Thanks. It would be convenient Enthusiast Oct 2013 #220

Don't even try to correct misusages of spelling, grammar, etc. RebelOne Oct 2013 #161

AND ITS Martin Eden Oct 2013 #164

My pet peeves also. RebelOne Oct 2013 #194

What a bunch of "loosers" ... Martin Eden Oct 2013 #201

Also, the past tense of lead is not lead. It's led. cui bono Oct 2013 #166

meet up with .... join up with Thirties Child Oct 2013 #167

"Blessed are the cheesemakers" sl8 Oct 2013 #170

Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2013 #172

It's = it is. arcane1 Oct 2013 #173

Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2013 #174

That's the third instance arcane1 Oct 2013 #175

Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2013 #177

With all those books where you are at you should know right? William769 Oct 2013 #176

Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2013 #179

Nice catch :) pinboy3niner Oct 2013 #180

Veteran here. William769 Oct 2013 #183

when did the word work DesertFlower Oct 2013 #188

shouldn't it be "so and so and I"?? niyad Oct 2013 #202

you're right. DesertFlower Oct 2013 #217

About the same time that pintobean Oct 2013 #222

i only capitalize when writing DesertFlower Oct 2013 #231

I've got a question for other usage sticklers: truebluegreen Oct 2013 #195

You are correct, Blue_In_AK Oct 2013 #196

I agree with you. However there is some disagreement on this even amongst the experts. Dark n Stormy Knight Oct 2013 #233

Huh. P's and q's! truebluegreen Oct 2013 #238

Glad to be of assistance. : ) Dark n Stormy Knight Oct 2013 #239

Well you can use the wonderful trash thread doncha know? nadinbrzezinski Oct 2013 #198

... pintobean Oct 2013 #206

How's that Carly Simon song go? Brother Buzz Oct 2013 #211

CaliCaliCaliCaliCaliCaliCali Rex Oct 2013 #203

That stupid word "truthiness," which isn't a word at all. duffyduff Oct 2013 #204

Don't be dissin' on Stephen, now... Wounded Bear Oct 2013 #213

Some celebrity comic? It was Stephen Colbert and he invented the word to call out the RW BS that Dark n Stormy Knight Oct 2013 #235

"Alright" is my personal pet peeve Brainstormy Oct 2013 #207

You have caused quite the kerflunkle! zappaman Oct 2013 #228

Kerflunkle? LOL! dorkzilla Oct 2013 #230

And Can People STOP using Decadent as a complimentary Word for food. Wolf Frankula Oct 2013 #232

Wasn't that in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang? Pimple pus and treacle tarts? SaveAmerica Oct 2013 #248

Devastated RobinA Oct 2013 #236

Decimated pinboy3niner Oct 2013 #237

Ni. The word ni has always made me cringe. Zorra Oct 2013 #240

Bring us a shrubbery! dorkzilla Oct 2013 #241

A shrubbery? Zorra Oct 2013 #242

Okay, I saw this on Facebook today and thought of this thread. Blue_In_AK Oct 2013 #243

ROFL! pinboy3niner Oct 2013 #244

Funny, and perfect for this thread! SaveOurDemocracy Oct 2013 #245

Epic! dorkzilla Oct 2013 #249

More words to hate the improper use of: regime/regimen and yeah/yay/yea ancianita Oct 2013 #250