>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>I think his point was that we pronounce the "f" in "of" as a "v" and he wanted an "f."
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Tamar
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>But have you ever heard anyone use 'should of' pronounced as an 'f'? It's always sounded to me like 'should uv'. If Dragan is getting it with an 'f' sound, then that'd be why I didn't understand. I've never heard it said like that.
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>That's because you're hearing someone slurring the 'have' part of the phrase, making it into 'shoulduv' - which then gets parsed into 'should of' by some segments of the population.
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>>>>>>>>>>>>Yes, That was my point. But from Dragan's post, it seems he's hearing 'shoulduff', and I've never heard it like that. That's why I was questioning his tongue-in-cheek 'should off' instead of a tongue-in-cheek 'should of'.
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>>>>>>>>>>>Quite possibly because in many languages a 'v' is pronounced like an 'f'? I work for a couple of Germans and they pronounce 'shoulduv' as 'shoulduf'
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>>>>>>>>>>>I've always wonder why the HECK there's an 'L' in 'should', 'would', and 'could'.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>Any why isn't there an 'H' in 'sure' and 'sugar'?
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>And it's not a 'mute' point (unless the point can talk), it's a freakin' moot point!
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>Imho, the finest word in the english language is the word 'colonel'. Since when is 'olo' prounounced as 'er'?
>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Never mind "colonel"; In Britain we pronounce "lieutenant" as "lefttenant". Go figure.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Whan te Normans invaded one of their barons/lords (whatever) took an estate that he probably thought was a "fine place" and called it "beau lieu" -> Beaulieu, but its pronounced "BYOO-lee"
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Americans are just as much at fault: "Notre Dame" (Notr Dam) becomes Noterdaim.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>I think that one is just ignorance. I would bet 99% of those who cheer, cheer for old Notre Dame have no idea what a corruption their pronunciation is of the correct one.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>And how about "masseuse" -> Massoose, "En route" (ahn root) -> EN root? I guess it's mainly the french words :-)
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>>>>>>Like the Green Bay quarterback - Brett Favre, pronounced, for whatever reason as 'Farve'.
>>>>>
>>>>>My favourite English corruption is the name Cholmondeley-St John -> Chumley-Sinjun :-)
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>>>>How about that. I just posted similar to Tamar before reading this from you.
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>>>
>>>It's getting a little scary what people are starting to share thoughts. Maybe there is some sort of global mind-meld occurring via the UT?
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>>Alan and I are at one! :-)
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>Two men, one mind. Oh wait....

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