After giving this much thought and looking at words with similar contractions, I noticed that "Kinda" is a contraction of "Kind of". "Coulda", however is actually "Could've" which is "Could have". So most people who aren't exceptionally strong in grammar, would probably just think coulda = could of.
I find myself correcting that mistake all the time, not because I care, but because every time I do it my 4rth grade teacher's nagging voice pops in my head.
After giving this much thought and looking at words with similar contractions, I noticed that "Kinda" is a contraction of "Kind of". "Coulda", however is actually "Could've" which is "Could have". So most people who aren't exceptionally strong in grammar, would probably just think coulda = could of. th3warr1or
That's not as bad as using "loose" in place of "lose", or "coarse" for "course".:P
Or "ya" or "yah" when it should be "Yeah", or at least "yes".:?
[QUOTE="th3warr1or"][QUOTE="GHlegend77"]I could of read that, but then again, I could've gotten some yogurt, and I coulda restrung my guitar.GHlegend77
I want to ban you so badly right now. :( Dude, I was making a joke based off of the content of the OP :lol: And why? :| I'm a grammar nazi :( your post is killingggg meeeeee.
After giving this much thought and looking at words with similar contractions, I noticed that "Kinda" is a contraction of "Kind of". "Coulda", however is actually "Could've" which is "Could have". So most people who aren't exceptionally strong in grammar, would probably just think coulda = could of. th3warr1or
Yeah, but so what. Within most English dialects could've sounds like could of or a coulda. So at this point who gives a damn? Nobody stresses the V. That's the way casual language is, it's gutteral and slang.
You don'tneed to inform of us everything you discover. We're not full blown retarded.
I always thought it was just because "could of" is phonetically identical to "could've".
GabuEx
I guess so too, but that won't happen if you know what you're saying rather than just spelling it phonetically. eg; I won't spell soiree as swaray. Generally you don't use words you can't spell or don't know the meaning behind. Could of makes no sense at all. It's like people who say irregardless.
Generally you don't use words you can't spell or don't know the meaning behind.th3warr1or
Evidently you haven't been on the internet for very long. :P I see that all the time. There are tons of examples of people just giving a word or phrase their best shot while evidently not really knowing what they're saying. The oft-used "case and point" is another good example (the correct phrase is "case in point").
Coulda isn't actually a word, and could've isn't a proper contraction. Kinda like ain't. It's popular, people say it all the time, but its not actually in the dictionary, and it's not a proper contraction. So even if you use it in its correct form, you're still not strong in grammar because they aren't even words or in proper form. And yes, I always use kinda, coulda, could've and could have all in their proper form. I never actually use the contractions though, except for in text messages just to save characters.
[QUOTE="th3warr1or"]After giving this much thought and looking at words with similar contractions, I noticed that "Kinda" is a contraction of "Kind of". "Coulda", however is actually "Could've" which is "Could have". So most people who aren't exceptionally strong in grammar, would probably just think coulda = could of. topsemag55
That's not as bad as using "loose" in place of "lose", or "coarse" for "course".:P
Or "ya" or "yah" when it should be "Yeah", or at least "yes".:?
ya and yah and meant to be said like that thought. The person does not intead the word to be read as the standard yeah. Ya and yah are typically said with some sarcasm or added accent as far I have seen.
I guess so too, but that won't happen if you know what you're saying rather than just spelling it phonetically. eg; I won't spell soiree as swaray. Generally you don't use words you can't spell or don't know the meaning behind. Could of makes no sense at all. It's like people who say irregardless. th3warr1or
It actually does happen.
Many times I have written "were" in stead of "where" although I know what I want to write but the identicality of their sound confuses me (although "were" and "where" are slightly different, at least in some accents), but I have made other mistakes with words that sound the same even though I know which one I want to use.
I could of read that, but then again, I could've gotten some yogurt, and I coulda restrung my guitar.GHlegend77
I see what you did there....
I don't know. Whenever I use those wrds its just for brevity's sake. I know it isn't much of a difference in characters, but it seems to flow better. I don't use them like that in real conversation though hahah
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