0x4E4F@sh.itjust.works to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoOh the humanity!sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up1721arrow-down111
arrow-up1710arrow-down1imageOh the humanity!sh.itjust.works0x4E4F@sh.itjust.works to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square33fedilink
minus-squarebitchkat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 months agoOr “would of”, “could of”, “should of”. Enunciate your words. “have” and “of” sound different.
minus-squareMolten_Moron@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 months agoExcellent point, but “would’ve”, “could’ve”, and “should’ve” sound like “would of”, “could of”, and “should of”. So the problem doesn’t lie solely in enounciation.
minus-squarebitchkat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·2 months agoIf you think “of” and “have” (or it’s contraction) sound alike, you’re part of the problem. “Of” has a softer finish more like “ovf” than “ov”. The transition from ‘o’ to ‘f’ starts hard with a ‘v’ but finishes with a soft ‘f’.
Or “would of”, “could of”, “should of”. Enunciate your words. “have” and “of” sound different.
Excellent point, but “would’ve”, “could’ve”, and “should’ve” sound like “would of”, “could of”, and “should of”.
So the problem doesn’t lie solely in enounciation.
If you think “of” and “have” (or it’s contraction) sound alike, you’re part of the problem. “Of” has a softer finish more like “ovf” than “ov”. The transition from ‘o’ to ‘f’ starts hard with a ‘v’ but finishes with a soft ‘f’.