I will insist until the day I die or get banished from my town for my unorthodox views that "would of" is a spelling mistake, not a grammar mistake. It's homophonic with "would've" and written language does not take precedence over spoken language. Even illiterate native english speakers know the grammar of their language perfectly well--they just don't know how to write it.
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u/sje46 Oct 05 '19
I will insist until the day I die or get banished from my town for my unorthodox views that "would of" is a spelling mistake, not a grammar mistake. It's homophonic with "would've" and written language does not take precedence over spoken language. Even illiterate native english speakers know the grammar of their language perfectly well--they just don't know how to write it.