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• ironhydroxide@partizle.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Correcting the reviewer.
  Notes: “should of” isn’t valid, should implies a verb, of isn’t a verb. I expect you meant “should have”. Please recall this in future submissions.

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  • wandermind@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    They should of course keep that in mind, but it’s not that “should” should always be followed by a verb directly. The problem is that “of” in this context is a mishearing/spelling of “have”, so they should in this case have written it like that instead.

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    • Huschke@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I love that you used “should of” in a valid sentence.

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      • Doug@midwest.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Except that it would be “they should, of course,”.

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    • jadero@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I would argue that “should of” is just a naive written rendition of the spoken contraction “should’ve”. They are homophones, so it’s a completely understandable error among those without the relevant education or background. I know only English and was in Grade 9 at a different school before someone corrected me.

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  • reflex@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Notes: “should of” isn’t valid, should implies a verb, of isn’t a verb. I expect you meant “should have”. Please recall this in future submissions.

    😏

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  • interolivary@beehaw.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    should implies a verb, of isn’t a verb

    “should” and “of” should probably be in quotes here?

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    • LinuxSBC@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      A question mark does not fit the sentence. While it is commonly used to demonstrate a rising tone at the end of a sentence, its not considered correct for formal writing.

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      • interolivary@beehaw.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        A-ha, but this most decidedly not formal writing! UNO REVERSE CARD.

        But on a more serious note, I did intend it as a sort of question because I’m not 100% sure, because the rules for quote use might well be different in English than my native language. I actually also don’t know the rule for question mark usage in English; is it generally considered a crime against orthography to plonk a question mark on something that’s a statement, or is it valid in some cases?

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