Hi! Björn,

On 11/13/2019 04:49 PM, you wrote:

 NA>>> it would of been
 PQ>> Would _have_ been, you ignoramus.  ('Of' in that context is
 BF> meaningless.)

 BF>     I've always wondered where that abomination, seen quite a lot from
 BF> people with less than average take on the English language, comes from.

I can only imagine a teacher of a young persons' class trying to explain the
=sound= of using the "...'ve" contraction, as in could've, would've or
should've.  They may have actually said for them to use the word to gain the
sound.  That's my imagination at work again.

 BF>     If he's a Canuck, he even should speak his Queen's English, no? 8-)

Not really.  That is also a common mistake.  It's still "King's English", with
updates.  Google it.  The Ardith or Dallas Hinton might have helped since they
are more expert at English than I, and are his national fellows.  I failed the
subject in high school.

Cheers,
Paul.

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