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Using of instead of have

  • 23-09-2013 9:06am
    #1
    King Hearts
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 46 ✭King Hearts


    So often people say of when they should be saying have.

    For example they would say "could of " rather than "could have".

    I don't get how anyone can think saying "should of" make sense.


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  • #2
    Ficheall
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,034 ✭✭✭Ficheall


    "used to" always throws me.

    And I don't know what a tracker mortgage is.


  • #3
    Banjoxed
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,844 ✭✭✭Banjoxed


    King Hearts wrote: »
    So often people say of when they should be saying have.

    For example they would say "could of " rather than "could have".

    I don't get how anyone can think saying "should of" make sense.

    "Should've" is Hiberno-English, so a lazy rendition of it would be "Should of". Bit like my bugbear "gards" instead of "guards" or "gardai" or dropping a redundant "s" into "buses" producing "busses".


  • #4
    wuzziwig
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 516 ✭✭✭wuzziwig


    "I do be". I always get a giggle out of that. It sounds so wrong but so funny.


  • #5
    Dravokivich
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Music Moderators, Politics Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 22,360 CMod ✭✭✭✭Dravokivich


    Are you sure they aren't saying "could've" which would sound similar to "could of."


  • #6
    B0jangles
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,951 ✭✭✭B0jangles


    wuzziwig wrote: »
    "I do be". I always get a giggle out of that. It sounds so wrong but so funny.

    I love that consctruction, especially if it's continued with "I do be doing.."

    Dooby dooby doo...


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  • #7
    RickyOFlaherty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 422 ✭✭RickyOFlaherty


    Don't be doing that. I'm not sure how grammatically correct that construction is - but I'm guilty of passing that one on. "Don't do that!" sounds so very strict in contrast .. ha.


  • #8
    King Hearts
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 46 ✭King Hearts


    Dravokivich wrote: »
    Are you sure they aren't saying "could've" which would sound similar to "could of."

    Well I see people routinely write down or type could of.


  • #9
    Clayton Helpless Vibraphone
    Posts: 0 ✭ Clayton Helpless Vibraphone


    Banjoxed wrote: »
    "Should've" is Hiberno-English, so a lazy rendition of it would be "Should of". Bit like my bugbear "gards" instead of "guards" or "gardai" or dropping a redundant "s" into "buses" producing "busses".

    It's not Hiberno-English. It's standard English.

    People say 'should of', in Ireland and every other English-speaking country, because it sounds like 'should've' and their knowledge of grammar and spelling is poor.


  • #10
    wuzziwig
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 516 ✭✭✭wuzziwig


    B0jangles wrote: »
    I love that consctruction, especially if it's continued with "I do be doing.."

    Dooby dooby doo...

    Excellent!

    I do be do be doing,
    do be doing,
    do be do be doing etc etc etc.


  • #11
    wuzziwig
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 516 ✭✭✭wuzziwig


    RickyOFlaherty wrote: »
    Don't be doing that. I'm not sure how grammatically correct that construction is - but I'm guilty of passing that one on. "Don't do that!" sounds so very strict in contrast .. ha.

    It's even better if you say "Don't be doing dat". :D


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  • #12
    force eleven
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,039 ✭✭✭force eleven


    I amen't sure which one to use


  • #13
    Ficheall
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,034 ✭✭✭Ficheall


    wuzziwig wrote: »
    "I do be". I always get a giggle out of that. It sounds so wrong but so funny.
    I think that may be from the Irish construction. "Bíonn sé ag léamh." - "He does be reading."


  • #14
    Marcusm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,628 ✭✭✭✭Marcusm


    RickyOFlaherty wrote: »
    Don't be doing that. I'm not sure how grammatically correct that construction is - but I'm guilty of passing that one on. "Don't do that!" sounds so very strict in contrast .. ha.

    It's neither standard nor correct English grammar; however, it's easy to see how it's transliterated from Irish.

    Na bheith ag caint leis (excuse absence of sine fada)

    Do not be speaking with him


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