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[Krelian]

Thanks for clarifying that. And of course you're right, if grammar is of importance I wouldn't use contractions :P

[Yaridovich]

Originally Bespoken by Raistlin

If you're ever writing something where grammar is an issue, you shouldn't be using contractions in the first place.

That said, grammatically, "could've" and "should've" are fine as far as I know. MSWord does not consider them a misspelling.

Yes they are correct. Contractions of "could/should have." The error would be saying "could/should of" or "coulda/shoulda."

[The Unknown Guru]

Originally Bespoken by Scarmiglione

Originally Bespoken by Raistlin

If you're ever writing something where grammar is an issue, you shouldn't be using contractions in the first place.

That said, grammatically, "could've" and "should've" are fine as far as I know. MSWord does not consider them a misspelling.

Yes they are correct. Contractions of "could/should have." The error would be saying "could/should of" or "coulda/shoulda."

Ugh, I absolutely hate "should/could of". Just because that's what it sounds like when you say it fast doesn't mean it's right.

[Krelian]

"Should/could of" could never happen to me. That doesn't make any grammatical sense whatsoever, even if it does sound like the spoken versions O_o