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Have vs. Of

In speech we often contract could have into could've, which makes it sound like could of. But remember the word is have, not of. Speech is more forgiving of grammatical laziness than writing is, largely because an author is not around to explain any confusion in grammar to a reader. Therefore writing must be more precise:

You should have been there yesterday.

Not: You should of been there yesterday.

I might have been late.

Not: I might of been late.