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Originally Posted by Jim_Gunn
It's almost as bad as someone saying "would of" instead of "would have" done such and such...
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Originally Posted by Ayla_SquareTurtle
Just thought of another one. "beckon call" instead of "beck and call." It's kind of funny actually, because the real phrase seems rather redundant.
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These two, while very true, can be argued by some since, when spoken, could go either way.
"would have" is sometimes spoken quickly and abbreviated to "would've" which ends up sounding like "would of".... but then there are those special people who actually separate them as "would of" and for those people, there is no excuse.
Same can be said of "beck and call"... when said quickly can be more of a "beck'n call". Again, that's not always the case as there are many cases where people really do believe it's "beckon call" and prove it by writing it out.
The English language is unravelling a little more with every generation.
