Could HAVE not Could OF...

[Smudge]

You missed a comma.

You missed the point. It isn't about the spoken word but the written one.

[Rincewind]

Dickens and Shakespeare were written and that has changed. We do not use 'thou' or 'thee'.

I'm not saying it's right. I would like to see the proper use as to me it doesn't make sense but as 'of' is used more in the spoken language it will most likely be used in the written.

In the last paragraph I have used a few instances where I have shortened two words into one, 'doesn't' 'it's' are two. A few years this would 'have' been frowned upon but now common use although some people now miss the apostrephe off but that's another gripe.

I have tried to keep my grammar correct so as not to have any comeback.

[Zingari]

maybe it's time we adopted Phonetic Pronunciation

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lF4qii8S3gw

[Rincewind]

I seem to remember many yaers ago they had an experiment of spelling words how they sounded. I believe I was at school forget what year it was. May have been when Harold Wilson was PM. I wonder if that has had a knock on affect.

When I was in the infants I was terrible at reading but in the Juniors I was one of the first to get through the Janet and John books. Such a captivating read. Finished up helping some of the other class members. I believe the books were blue and green one being the higher grade.

Just googled and they are not as I remember. I may have the wrong series of books. Anyone remberlate fifties early sixties?

[AoWW]

I do agree with you, and I'm not saying that it shouldn't be corrected! All i'm saying is that while it might seem like an outrageous mistake to many, especially the older generation, who probably would never have heard anyone say "could of" when they were a kid, as it becomes more and more common place, it becomes less obvious that it's "bad" grammar, especially to those who have been brought up hearing that. So I think it's logical that it's a mistake that's only going to get more common untill it eventually becomes integrated into our language.

And I agree with the Dickens thing too, I find him difficult to read. Doesn't help that he likes to have pages and pages of descriptions though <_<

You can't spell 'until'.

I definitely agree with you over Dickens, though.

I seem to remember many yaers ago they had an experiment of spelling words how they sounded. I believe I was at school forget what year it was. May have been when Harold Wilson was PM. I wonder if that has had a knock on affect.

When I was in the infants I was terrible at reading but in the Juniors I was one of the first to get through the Janet and John books. Such a captivating read. Finished up helping some of the other class members. I believe the books were blue and green one being the higher grade.

Just googled and they are not as I remember. I may have the wrong series of books. Anyone remberlate fifties early sixties?

I might be old enough to berate the 'youth of today' and comment on how things 'aren't like they used to be' but I'm not that blummin' old!

[Rincewind]

Ok Can't find any info on those books. I can remembering there was a series in one colour and after finishing those you went onto another caller. Can't even remember what the content were but fter getting into them I found them easy. May have been between the ages of 8-11 which would be early sixties.