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Originally Posted by wayrad
It's sometimes rendered in writing as "of" to indicate dialect, too. I just assumed DF was adopting a deliberately informal and conversational tone.
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I'm reading The Great Gatsby right now and at least one character keeps speaking that way. It's driving me crazy. I'm not sure how I feel about it. In an informal situation like this, I don't care--I've probably made similar mistakes myself. But when I see it written incorrectly in a published format, it completely distracts me. Isn't the pronunciation of "should of" indistinguishable enough from "should've" that it should always be spelled in the latter, correct form?
Another contribution to this thread: there are at least a few sequels out there for The Time Machine. I haven't read any, and I know none of them are by H.G. Wells, but does anybody here have some thoughts on those? While some have looked interesting to me, others have looked like easy pickings for criticism.