Making the world a better place

I want to teach you all something. For those of you who are more sound with the spoken word than the written word, this might be helpful to you… and to me, who is irritated by your idiotic written blunders. Just joking – that was a little harsh. But my lesson to you is this: “Would of,” “could of” and “should of” don’t make any sense.

The contraction of “would have” is “would’ve,” which laziness of the mind makes people think is “would of.” The difference cannot be heard, but it can be seen. I just saw it in the Daily News the other day. It was written in a quote, but you can’t blame the person who spoke it, because “would’ve” and “would of” are borderline homophones. I’d opt for the NY Times more often if it was $1 rather than $1.25. I rarely have a quarter on me and would rather not break a dollar. Bad marketing as I see it.

While in teacher mode, I want to also tell you all to wear your seat belts, even when in the back seat of a car, and be sure to recycle your plastic water bottles rather than throwing them in the waste basket. Also, marijuana should not be used in excess unless you are at a concert where everyone else is doing it or if you are really stressed out.