Only asking a question

harita


Joined: 14/08/2008
Posts: 1343

Message Posted:
02/10/2011 15:24

"Should of gone to the amphitheatre" ! or "Should have gone to the amphitheatre" !



Which of the above two sentences is correct ?

Jovial_John


Joined: 31/01/2009
Posts: 1024

Message Posted:
02/10/2011 15:35

Should have

Deniz1


Joined: 28/07/2009
Posts: 3829

Message Posted:
02/10/2011 15:36

I should have would be correct.

hattikins


Joined: 17/02/2008
Posts: 2793

Message Posted:
02/10/2011 15:38

Should have

keithcaley



Joined: 13/06/2008
Posts: 2521

Message Posted:
02/10/2011 16:00

I've (I have) always thought that the confusion arises from the contraction " should've " (should have) which can sound a bit like "should of" - and I've (I have ) found a website that agrees with me: -

http://public.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/couldof.html

- So it must be true!

elko2



Joined: 24/07/2007
Posts: 4400

Message Posted:
02/10/2011 16:14

should have gone...

ismet

layby_lil



Joined: 13/11/2009
Posts: 141

Message Posted:
02/10/2011 16:14

if you need to ask that you're education needs attention????????????????????????????? go back to skool ho ho ho

Jeannie


Joined: 04/08/2009
Posts: 3283

Message Posted:
02/10/2011 16:16

should have........................



Agree with Keith C as to how the confusion probably arises.

moxie


Joined: 23/05/2009
Posts: 969

Message Posted:
02/10/2011 16:49

I should have .................

Enchanted


Joined: 20/07/2008
Posts: 159

Message Posted:
02/10/2011 16:57

So did you or didn't you "Arry" ?

Karanfil


Joined: 28/03/2009
Posts: 187

Message Posted:
02/10/2011 17:05

I went to the ampitheatre and you should have!

Riddles


Joined: 26/04/2011
Posts: 429

Message Posted:
02/10/2011 17:26

"Shouldn't have gone .." ....they were only tribute bands!

hattikins


Joined: 17/02/2008
Posts: 2793

Message Posted:
02/10/2011 17:28

Might have proved difficult getting the authentic Queen band here.

harita


Joined: 14/08/2008
Posts: 1343

Message Posted:
02/10/2011 18:21

Enchanted .. This was what I wanted to post



Should of gone to Specsavers !!!! .. From another thread ..



It was totally hypothetical the amphitheartre .. The only thing that came to mind ..



Omaintenance is one person who uses "of" instead of "have" ..



Wondered if I had missed something from my skool days layby_lil

keithcaley



Joined: 13/06/2008
Posts: 2521

Message Posted:
02/10/2011 18:47

How about the 'double contraction' - " shouldn't've " - short for 'should not have' - and yes, it's quite legitimate.

I've heard it contracted even further in slang speech to 'shunta' as in "Yer shunta dun dat"