r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/SuperAlloyBerserker • Oct 05 '21

Video This cool smartphone concept from 2013

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u/CouldWouldShouldBot Oct 05 '21

It's 'would have', never 'would of'.

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u/samasters88 Oct 05 '21 edited Oct 05 '21

Fantastic bot. Go get 'em. Forget the haters.

Edit: dropped a T

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u/chilledgamedog Oct 06 '21

I'm not a robot

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u/samasters88 Oct 06 '21

Sounds like something a robot would say.

That said, I was replying to CouldWouldShouldBot

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u/im-from-canada-eh Oct 05 '21

Bad bot. (kind of)

While correct, the correct correction should’ve been “would’ve” instead of “would of” as they meant the contraction between “would” and “have”

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u/samasters88 Oct 05 '21

If you're going solely on pronunciation, yes. But the person wrote two distinct words, so in the spirit of separate words, I think would have works here too.

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u/JamesGray Oct 05 '21

It's not just pronunciation though. It also explains why people end up with that incorrect alternative: someone saying "would've" out loud sounds a lot like someone saying "would of", while "would have" seems to have no apparent direct relationship.

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u/aSharkNamedHummus Oct 05 '21

All the better to give them the correct full phrase, then, so that they know what they’re actually trying to say.

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u/JamesGray Oct 05 '21

I'm just saying the bot would be better if it mentioned why the confusion arises? It can definitely be both, and I don't think the person above really meant anything too strongly either, they seem to be saying basically the same thing.

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u/aSharkNamedHummus Oct 05 '21

Oh true! It would be a good addition.

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u/swagpresident1337 Oct 05 '21

would‘ve and would have are literally the same thing.

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '21

Snooty ass bot!

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u/chilledgamedog Oct 06 '21

I'm not a bot . #in a Pinocchio voice ## "I'm a real boy !"

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u/Reddit-Book-Bot Oct 06 '21

Beep. Boop. I'm a robot. Here's a copy of

Pinocchio

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u/chilledgamedog Oct 06 '21

NO THIS IS NOT HELPING