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[kaizensuru]

Not an issue and welcome to the forum .

thanks a lot

And sorry If I caused some ruckus for the grammar thing.

And Gaz! I'm not a grammar nazi!!! ;P

[spankyham]

Not an issue and welcome to the forum .

thanks a lot

And sorry If I caused some ruckus for the grammar thing.

And Gaz! I'm not a grammar nazi!!! ;P

I could see how it might have been unclear, I'm sure no-one here has any real problems with that. Welcome to the forum, and for the record I wouldn't have used the term grammar nazi, possibly grammar samurai though

[bud]

It's fair enough if English isn't your first language, when someone writes "would of", what they mean to write is "would've" the abbreviation of "would have". It's a common mistake.

[Juliet P]

Just to be clear: 'could have' or 'would have' is correct english.

'Could of' or 'would of' is colloquially the same as 'could have' 'would have' but isn't actually real english.

So Gaz is wrong. But we all understand what he means (more or less), so it's cool.

Over and out.

[texasmr2]

As long as ones meaning is understood isn't that the most important thing, strictly imo though .

[darwin dali]

Just to be clear: 'could have' or 'would have' is correct english.

'Could of' or 'would of' is colloquially the same as 'could have' 'would have' but isn't actually real english.

So Gaz is wrong. But we all understand what he means (more or less), so it's cool.

Over and out.

it's not even colloquial, it's simply wrong and/or sloppy: http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/couldof.html

This is one of those errors typically made by a person more familiar with the spoken than the written form of English. A sentence like “I would have gone if anyone had given me free tickets” is normally spoken in a slurred way so that the two words “would have” are not distinctly separated, but blended together into what is properly rendered “would’ve.” Seeing that “V” tips you off right away that “would’ve” is a contraction of “would have.” But many people hear “would of” and that’s how they write it. Wrong.


Note that “must of” is similarly an error for “must have.”

[texasmr2]

I don't know WTF you guys are talking about !! Could you 'dumb it down' a tad?

[vaptin]

To beat Fernando? It's more or less him v the engine now.

[Hammer278]

I'm cheering my lungs out for the engine to win then.

[The Oz]

Webber to go very deep into Turn 1 and happen to get in Alonso's way? Either that or engine

[ivey]

In which case will Vettel be the champion, where should alonso be?

[Hammer278]

5th I believe. Vettel and Alonso would be equal, with Vettel more 4th places I think.

[Jabberwocky]

I think the only way he will be beaten now is when he is sleeping in bed and you use a stick

[texasmr2]

I think the only way he will be beaten now is when he is sleeping in bed and you use a stick

[Fred_C_Dobbs]

I think the only way he will be beaten now is when he is sleeping in bed and you use a stick

I don't think Alonso will be able to catch Vettel and Hamilton. When (not if) Webber passes Button, Alonso will have to defend his P3 from him. That should lead to some drama.