The memes make themselves

  • ℛ𝒶𝓋ℯ𝓃
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    228 hours ago

    I think the mistake might come from a lack of reading. The contraction “should’ve” is often used in speech, which might be mistakenly written as “should of” if you don’t read a lot and see it written properly all the time. We’ve mostly lost the voiced quality of “v” at the ends of words like that, so it’s basically pronounced “should-uf” in American English.

    • @[email protected]
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      11 hour ago

      i just learned yesterday that apparently america teaches kids to read not by, you know, having them read things, but by memorizing made-up rules to… guess at how words are pronounced and what they mean…

      this uh, explains a lot about why america is why it is, i feel.

    • @[email protected]
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      6 hours ago

      I mean, it’s rather obvious it’s just written down as it’s spoken - like “bone apple tea”. But while it’s relatable that someone who doesn’t know any French cannot write “bon appétit”, I don’t get how a native speaker could write “should of” and thinking yeah that makes complete sense.

      It’s also not an auto-correct problem like “there, they’re, their” may have originated (I hope it did).

    • @Draghetta
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      48 hours ago

      I understand to some extent, thanks!