"maybe i should have/of phoned in sick". which is correct please?
2007-03-26 02:24:40 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Should have
2007-03-26 02:27:46 · answer #1 · answered by dixidan_2000 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
'Should of' is an abomination to the English language, the only correct way of saying this phrase (given these two choices) is I should have phoned in sick.
The 'of' part of the word comes from the contraction 'should' + 'have' = should've; which is also perfectly correct. However, it does sould a bit like 'should of' which absolutely is not correct.
2007-03-26 21:12:11 · answer #2 · answered by elflaeda 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Maybe I should have phoned in sick
2007-03-26 02:31:01 · answer #3 · answered by Ollie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As an English major I can tell you the correct way is should have. Take care
2007-03-26 14:23:50 · answer #4 · answered by carly071 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's probably easier just to go to work, but you should have phoned in sick.
2007-03-27 01:04:48 · answer #5 · answered by J S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Should have is the correct phrase. A shortened version is should've.
2007-03-26 02:30:09 · answer #6 · answered by Bonzo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Should have
It does sound like 'should of`when spoken - but should have is the correct form.
2007-03-26 02:51:55 · answer #7 · answered by thumberlina 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When 'should have' is shortened to 'should've', the sound is mistakenly heard as 'should of' which is a non-existent English grammatical form.
2007-03-26 08:00:04 · answer #8 · answered by Just Me 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Maybe I should have phoned in sick"
2007-03-26 03:41:51 · answer #9 · answered by ..pAniC aTTacks.. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"maybe i should have phoned in sick"
2007-03-26 02:56:16 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitely "should have" especially if you're going to get into trouble tomorrow!!!! Lol
Might have been better.........
getting someone else to have phoned on your behalf!!!
2007-03-26 10:24:21 · answer #11 · answered by Jules 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋