misk@sopuli.xyz to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 9 days agoGermans decry influence of English as ‘idiot’s apostrophe’ gets official approvalwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square81fedilinkarrow-up1169
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minus-squareLwL@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 days agoIf it’s commonly understood, yes. That is how language works. Words change over time. Reading “would of” is jarring as fuck but it’s also not really mistakable for anything other than would’ve.
If it’s commonly understood, yes. That is how language works. Words change over time. Reading “would of” is jarring as fuck but it’s also not really mistakable for anything other than would’ve.