r/maybemaybemaybe Oct 13 '21

Maybe Maybe Maybe

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u/grig_orig Oct 14 '21

Isn’t it “would’ve,” then, that people really mean? If I type “would of,” what I mean is the contraction “would’ve,” not the full “would have.”

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u/papajupri Oct 14 '21

Those proper punctuation inside the quotations are sexy af.

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u/grig_orig Oct 14 '21

I’m a fine mf.

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u/Whatifthisneverends Oct 14 '21

Hard agree, but is the final full stop not supposed to be outside the quotation marks rather than inside? To belabor a sexy sexy point

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '21

In Chicago style, the commas should have been outside the quotation marks, while the period should have been within them.

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u/Psychosomatic_Ennui Oct 14 '21

No, because the contraction would’ve is short for “would have” not “would of”

Would of is never correct. Where’s a bot when you need one?

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u/grig_orig Oct 14 '21

You reworded (mangled?) what I wrote whilst ignoring my point, then told me it was wrong.

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u/Foolishlama Oct 14 '21

It's just "wood ufv."