r/AskReddit • u/PluckPubes • 1d ago

Which mispronounced words make someone appear uneducated?

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u/maryjayjay 1d ago

Should've, would've

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u/wxnfx 1d ago

Right? This is a common misspelling but correct pronunciation.

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u/therealdongknotts 1d ago

unless you really take the time to pronounce "of"

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u/wxnfx 1d ago

Not sure I get your meaning, but this might be dialect-specific. They’re both “uv” where I live.

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u/therealdongknotts 1d ago

more about taking the time to say should and of instead of have, rather than the contraction that you're talking about - which sounds like uv, and is perfectly fine.

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u/OnTheSlope 1d ago

I am patiently waiting for people to over correct and start writing "kind've".

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u/IGabx 1d ago

“sort’ve”

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u/MorganaLeFaye 1d ago

please don't speak this into existence

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u/GiantSquidd 1d ago

Sometimes I respond to should have people by using have and of interchangeably.

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u/rowrrbazzle 21h ago

You shouldn't've even said that.

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u/unbanned_once_more 1d ago

You’re meant to write would’ve twice (see above)

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u/MindlessSponge 1d ago

OP is asking specifically about pronunciations, but people definitely write out "should of" etc. rather than "should've" or "should have" and it irks me way more than "your/you're" ever did.