“I could of gone.”
Grammar Entry 619 / 1011 60-second read
Could of vs. Could have
Sound-alike error.
The comparisoni
“I could have gone.”
The ruleii
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COULD HAVE (never "of").
The contraction "could've" sounds like "could of," leading to the error. It is always COULD HAVE.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
"Could've" → could have.