"Wouldn't of" does not exist in English. You spell out "would not have," in this case because "wouldn't've" is incorrect (only ONE contraction is permitted for one or two words, e.g., "can't" for "cannot" or "haven't" for "have not").
Positive contractions like "must've" and "would've" only SOUND like "must of" and "would of," meaningless phrases that aren't permitted in English.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Paul Fernandez @ May 30th 2007 12:14PM
@ Ben (and anyone else)
"Wouldn't of" does not exist in English. You spell out "would not have," in this case because "wouldn't've" is incorrect (only ONE contraction is permitted for one or two words, e.g., "can't" for "cannot" or "haven't" for "have not").
Positive contractions like "must've" and "would've" only SOUND like "must of" and "would of," meaningless phrases that aren't permitted in English.
Kevin Murphy @ May 30th 2007 12:32PM
Geez, Paul, I'm just happy they're not confusing their there's any more.
Frankie Majowich @ May 31st 2007 8:00PM
Thanks for taking time out of your busy schedule for the spelling lesson. Now can you please get back to your register and take my fast food order.