Posted on 04/24/2012 12:47:46 PM PDT by C19fan
Wow, no one saw this coming. The University of Florida announced this past week that it was dropping its computer science department, which will allow it to save about $1.7 million $1.4 million. The school is eliminating all funding for teaching assistants in computer science, cutting the graduate and research programs entirely, and moving the tattered remnants into other departments.
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My best guess is that “could of” comes from people who listen to TV/radio more than they read.
So the contraction “could’ve”, meaning “could have”, gets turned into “could of”.
Apparently, the fact that it makes no sense is not a deterrent to using it.
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