Would have

Yes, average TB grammatical correctness is not.

 

A lot of people under 40 would've said 'WOULD OF" instead of "WOULD'VE" because they think would've is would of !

what does "would of" even mean?

 

Wood have.

Chop.

Would have more firewood.

 

"I wish I created this post earlier"

 

Would-uh

 

I like clear concise language. The less said to make a point the better. I chose number two.

 

NO!! It's "woulda"

 

Use anything but "would of." Of all the mistakes, that irks me the most. /grammarnazirant

 

Thanks. I knew that looked stupid when I typed it, but it was early...

 

I like the word irk and other similar shenanigans.

 

"Would of" is the result of someone hearing "would've" (a contraction of "would have") and then spelling it phonetically without understanding the grammar of what they heard.

How many times have we seen people write "walaa" when they should have written "voilà" to mean something along the lines of "it is revealed" or "see there" or "it is unveiled".

 

I wish I had created this post. If I had had carrots at the time, I would have done so.

 

It would have been more fun if I had had Haddock at the time.

 

The first is more colloquial but either works.

 

If you had had haddock, wouldn't you also have had to have carrots?

 

On second thought, should that be "...wouldn't you also have to have had carrots?" Or maybe "....wouldn't you also have had to have had carrots?" (Or not?)

 

Had. Active voice is always better.