I would of written would’ve if I knew what the hell I was doing
On a cnn.com story today about a stuntman, the following appears (for now, at least):
“For an explosion shot in the movie, I was heading right toward a tanker,” he said. “I swerved around (it) and was head on with a remotely controlled ambulance, (which was) on fire. If I had fallen and it would of hit me, I would have been bone dead.”
This was probably not written by the stuntman, Monte Perlin. He probably spoke these words. And what he said was “would’ve hit me.” But a professional journalist wrote it as “would of.” And no professional journalist editor caught the error. Of course, “would’ve” means “would have,” which is what Perlin is saying. “Would of” means nothing. We’re not professional journalists. If we were, we would of made the same mistake.
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Note that Boss Hoss Motorcycles, would probably take some offense to be called a super-modified Harley Davidson (aka Hardly-Driven). The companies are completely unrelated. Also, it is likely that there have been no modifications to the bike as manufactured. Why would you need to on a 350 + HP motorcycle?
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