Why do people write "would/could of"?

Question

I know the "of" sounds like "'ve", but once a person who does this is corrected, why continue making this mistake over and over again still? Does it bother anyone else?

Answer 1

Perhaps they have not been taught. Lack of education and/or poor English skills. Maybe they were in a low English class at school or English isnt their first language. I try not to let it get to me.

Answer 2

They probably just lack a good education, or, they just don't care.  It does bother me a little.  I think that proper grammar and spelling is important for us to understand eachother.  If such mistakes go on uncorrected, the language can evolve in a bad way.  For instance, a lot of Puerto Ricans are so uneducated that they've come up with a new type of Spanish.  As a consequence, they sometimes have a hard time understanding Argentines which speak proper Spanish.

Answer 3

I have to confess that this is one of my pet hates; it is made worse by the fact that in Britain, people who think they are trying to speak clearly and carefully, often accentuate the word "OF" at the end of a phrase: "I didn't realise he wanted me to come, but if I'd of known I would of"

Aaaaargh!!

Answer 4

They ignore the correction. That's why the do it over and over. They don't care about writing it properly.

Answer 5

Poor English among native English speakers is always a sign of either poor breeding, poor education, or both.

Answer 6

Lol, I always do that! And I can see why it's wrong...but it just must've stuck from when I wasn't as interested in grammar and didn't care what the teacher said. I also hate when people write "your so cool" LOL or "are favorite place to go is..."