Could HAVE not could OF

[smithbk]

Yes, the preposition rule is silly in my opinion and one that I willfully ignore. Same thing with split infinitives. People rarely call you out for doing that. It's not the same as misspelling shit and confusing your/you're or then/than. Nobody does that on purpose, only out of ignorance.

Have you read this essay:

http://instruct.westvalley.edu/lafav...ent_tense.html

From this I learned: SNOOTitude = state of being one of the "Syntax Nudniks of Our Time"

Note to self: need to learn how to speed read.