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> Do you mean "should've"? That's a common contraction of "should" and "have." In many American accents, the difference between "should've" and "should have" is negligible, and will sound like "should of" even though it isn't.

I think they specifically meant "should of" which is a colloquial form of "should've" in a number of places in the UK.

I went to school with a large number of people who would write "I should of done X instead of Y". In fact I'm pretty sure I made that "mistake" a number of times growing up.



We are not talking about writing; we’re talking about language.

Is there really a difference in how “should have” and “should’ve” are pronounced? There isn’t in any accent I’m familiar with.


> Is there really a difference in how “should have” and “should’ve” are pronounced?

I sure hope so, one's a contraction and the other is not...


Likely gp meant "should of" and "should've."


Indeed


What I'm saying is that people in certain regions actually say "should of" instead of "should've".

And yes, there can be and often is a difference between saying "should've" and "should of".




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