Thread: Silliness Words that should be outlawed or restricted.
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Old 03-24-2010, 02:22 PM   #186
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Bah, humbug!
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Originally Posted by Patricia View Post
And I occasionally have students who write "could of" or "might of" instead of "could have" or "might have."

This really grates.
But could you imagine Marlon Brando as Terry Malloy in On the Waterfront saying, "I could have been a contender!"?
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