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jibmaster_josh
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is it correct grammar to use two apostrophes in one word? such as shouldn't've.

just crossed my mind.
Jul 19 2007 11:55PM
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PeteyG
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its proper just to go shouldn't have or even should not have lol
Jul 19 2007 11:56PM
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Piste.Off
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no and to use that contraction just spell it shouldn't have
Jul 19 2007 11:57PM
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ECGove
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shouldn't've haha proper grammer is "should not have"
Jul 19 2007 11:57PM
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jibmaster_josh
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lol k thanks guys. i dunno it just seemed to me like its not that bad. is should've even correct?? cause on my firefox it red-underlines it saying its not a word...
Jul 19 2007 11:59PM
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Piste.Off
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no should've is not a word i think its because the second word of the contraction should have is more then 3 letters long
Jul 20 2007 12:00AM
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jibmaster_josh
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thanks guys! now im that much smarter.
Jul 20 2007 12:03AM
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ECGove
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^hooray newschoolers
Jul 20 2007 12:06AM
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Piste.Off
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this is what advanced honors grammar gets me
Jul 20 2007 12:07AM
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Swan_Solo
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shouldnta dun that
Jul 20 2007 12:08AM
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emopoppins
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I can'tn't believe your that stupid
Jul 20 2007 3:06AM
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Duncan*
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lol
Jul 20 2007 1:58PM
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comeatmebro
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when people say it they say it like shouldn't've but its just cause they are lazy and cant say shouldn't have...
Jul 20 2007 2:00PM
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GhostfaceKillah
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and people say shouldn't have because they are too lazy to say should not have
Jul 20 2007 2:02PM
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Tinga
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i believe it should be "shouldnta dun DAT"
Jul 20 2007 2:04PM
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Tom.
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the best contraction ever made by mankind is I'm'a

I am going to go over there.
I'm gonna go over there.
I'm'a go over there.
Jul 20 2007 2:13PM
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Nicholas.
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i have a question

to you say

"i use to do that"

or


"i used to do that"

im pretty sure its the latter right?
Jul 20 2007 2:19PM
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quixotic
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mhmm
Jul 20 2007 2:57PM
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Shorton
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thats it..

Jul 20 2007 3:52PM
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mtbakerteacher
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used. because its the imperfect form of the verb "to use" and imperfect is past tense (what people were, and habitual events of the past) etc.
Jul 20 2007 3:56PM
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SigneChristine
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well, doesn't it depend on what you want to say?
I use to do that - something you still do
I used to do that - something you did, but don't do anymore
Jul 20 2007 4:12PM
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mtbakerteacher
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I use to do that doesn't make any sense to me, because to use is present tense, therefore it would be "I use that" or "I do that" Whereas used is past tense, so it would be "I used to do that" or "I did that" depending on if it's a generality or not.
Jul 20 2007 4:14PM
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doublexl
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yup
Jul 20 2007 4:18PM
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comeatmebro
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i say i use'ta do that hahah
Jul 20 2007 4:19PM
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jacqui-la-fripui
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fuck grammer
Jul 20 2007 4:20PM
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comeatmebro
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^ i believe you mean grammar...lol
Jul 20 2007 4:21PM
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jibmaster_josh
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used.
Jul 20 2007 11:43PM
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