It's "could have been", not "could of been"

[raduray]

Hate to come across as a prig, but this erroneous construction keeps cropping up and it's driving me nuts. So, in the spirit of contributing to societal improvement, and given the doldrums between the Deflategate appeal hearing and the start of training camp, this might be a good time to implore all to consider this for your future posts.

"Could have ...", not "could of ..."
"Should have ...", not "should of ..."
"Might have ...", not "might of ..."
Etc.

Thank you for your consideration.

 

[Jangles]

I could care less

 

[lurker1965]

Do you mean that literally?

 

[cmasspatsfan]

While we're at it
lose - lose the game
loose - I lost weight and my pants are loose

 

[Jackson 2]

I could care less

Hate to come across as a prig, but this erroneous construction keeps cropping up and it's driving me nuts. So, in the spirit of contributing to societal improvement, and given the doldrums between the Deflategate appeal hearing and the start of training camp, this might be a good time to implore all to consider this for your future posts.

"Could have ...", not "could of ..."
"Should have ...", not "should of ..."
"Might have ...", not "might of ..."
Etc.

Thank you for your consideration.

Thanks for scratching that itchy spot I've had for a long time.

 

[Wax Frog]

For all intensive purposes, it's the helmut that makes a dominate player

 

[jah]

For all intensive purposes, it's the helmut that makes a dominate player

You crossed into Emmitt Smith territory there.

 

[Patsfanin Philly]

It's "bullsh*t", not "generally aware".
It's "horsesh*t", not "more probable than not"

 

[raduray]

For all intensive purposes, it's the helmut that makes a dominate player

I knew a Helmut once...

 

[Schmo]

It's a Saturday in the middle of summer. 3rd grade English teachers who are also football fans must be EXTREMELY bored.

 

[Ross12]

While we're at it
lose - lose the game
loose - I lost weight and my pants are loose

You mean you deflated?

 

[goheels22002]

This thread has axe seeded the statue of limitations......

 

[JayNM]

We're all missing football, aren't we?

 

[Gwedd]

Lemme axe you ''bout them contradictions. You no, like when I adds a postrofy thingee to the word and takes out sum ladders so it be shorted?

 

[Gwedd]

I see that the Inquisition has arrived.

 

[aluminum seats]

Send this thread into Bolivian...

 

[nabwong]

Their, their. They're no reason to get upset with there engrish

 

[RelocatedPatFan]

It's always the last place you look for it.

Why, do you keep looking for the item once you've found it. Perhaps it's the last place you would have thought of looking.

 

[Joker]

jeezus k. rist...I take a day off and this damned place turns into Marshall Faulk's Nucular War Of Werds....

 

[Gwedd]

jeezus k. rist...I take a day off and this damned place turns into Marshall Faulk's Nucular War Of Werds....

But it's been some kinda wikkid good fun! Yessah!