Could Of or Could Have?
Could of does not exist. Neither do should of, will of, or would of as verbs.
NOT CORRECT: I could of come to your party if I had known about it.
Write could have, should have, will have, or would have.
CORRECT: I could have come to your party if I had known about it.
The problem lies in the tendency of people to spell things the way they sound when spoken. "Could Of" and "Could've" sound very similar.
If you want to emphasize the pronunciation, write it as a verb contraction: could've, should've, will've, or would've.
CORRECT: I could've come to your party if I had known about it.
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