ronaldtemp1 OP , 1 year ago

Isn’t “have” either an auxiliary verb or verb and “of” a preposition?

Are these acceptable? If yes, why? If not, why not?

• I of heard that story before.
• Diane of already gone.
• John ofn’t phoned, of he?
• I ofn’t visited London before.
• Of you seen Roz?
• Of she been invited?
• They still ofn’t of any news when I spoke to them yesterday.

I don’t know man, Oxford Dictionary (click Grammar Point to expand) says that www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/…/have_2

A common mistake is to write ‘could of’ instead of could have or could’ve

I could of told you that.

I could’ve told you that.

The reason for the mistake is that the pronunciation of ’ve is the same as that of of when it is not stressed. This is a common error but it is definitely considered wrong in standard English.