0x4E4F@sh.itjust.works to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoOh the humanity!sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square33linkfedilinkarrow-up1725arrow-down111
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minus-squarebitchkat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoOr “would of”, “could of”, “should of”. Enunciate your words. “have” and “of” sound different.
minus-squareMolten_Moron@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year agoExcellent point, but “would’ve”, “could’ve”, and “should’ve” sound like “would of”, “could of”, and “should of”. So the problem doesn’t lie solely in enounciation.
minus-squarebitchkat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·1 year agoIf you think “of” and “have” (or it’s contraction) sound alike, you’re part of the problem. “Of” has a softer finish more like “ovf” than “ov”. The transition from ‘o’ to ‘f’ starts hard with a ‘v’ but finishes with a soft ‘f’.
Or “would of”, “could of”, “should of”. Enunciate your words. “have” and “of” sound different.
Excellent point, but “would’ve”, “could’ve”, and “should’ve” sound like “would of”, “could of”, and “should of”.
So the problem doesn’t lie solely in enounciation.
If you think “of” and “have” (or it’s contraction) sound alike, you’re part of the problem. “Of” has a softer finish more like “ovf” than “ov”. The transition from ‘o’ to ‘f’ starts hard with a ‘v’ but finishes with a soft ‘f’.