Why Do People Persist

[douglas9401]

With 'would of' and 'could of' even after being told?

 

Is it a recognised learning disability?

[elliemay1]

Don't forget 'should of'

[douglas9401]

Quite right, elliemay, I must be loosing it. 😉

[Canary42]

It could've been missing from their education so inevitably they would've got it wrong.

[ToraToraTora]

The same reason they persist with Nucular, aks, darta, etc they think they are correct.

[douglas9401]

They surely can't think that after having their mistake(s) pointed out though.

 

Maybe just mulish stubbornocity. 🤣

[Canary42]

Their there They're

It's Its

You're your yore

In this age of instant solutions, actually thinking and learning about the minutae is too difficult it seems.

[perseverer]

Personally, I quite often have a piece on jam (a jam sandwich for those too posh to know what a piece is.)

[perseverer]

Do we just pick up could of etc from the poor diction of those we hear it from, and it then just sticks 

[douglas9401]

Well that's just banana's

[Old_Geezer]

I thought the title was the whole question !

[gingejbee]

Even something as simple as "to/too" is two much for some!

[wolf63]

A jam piecey is a delicacy.

 

[Omg21]

Don't forget been instead of being.

[jno]

mistakes are how language changes. I can remember when "underway" was two words, but you won't see that much these days. (Indeed, Victorians said ships were under weigh.)

Complaining about it is a widely recognised symptom of advancing senility.

[Tilly2]

Why is someone who doesn't know how to spell losing posting a thread about the wrong use of words?

[jno]

I think it's aloud as long as you put an emoji after it, Tilly

[zebo]

//Why is someone who doesn't know how to spell losing posting a thread about the wrong use of words?//

I assumed it to be an attempt at irony!

Years ago I recall talking about this with my Department and a very young teacher said Why, is 'should of' wrong?  Luckily she was an excellent Maths teacher.

[Barsel]

I think a lot of people just spell the way they talk.

[Old_Geezer]

Not so much wrong, as not making any sense.

 

People hear should've, interpret it incorrectly as should of, and the mistake is then stuck in the subconscious for life.

[douglas9401]

Oh I think our Tilly is being mischievous.