Is it ok to say "could of" instead of "could have"?
I could of bought it before. = I could have bought it before. ?
Could of, would of, should of... Are they grammatically correct? Thank you!
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No. Although it's in common use, it's not correct.
I think it came from "could have" being contracted to "could've", which got misinterpreted as "could of".
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Definitely wrong.
People write "of" where they are hearing the / v / sound in "could've" ...
It looks bad -- avoid!
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