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> I would of > I may of

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/could-have-should-ha...

You comment would have been more well-received if you explained the issue, rather than just linking a page that doesn't.

Anyway, it's "could/should/would have" which in its contracted form is "could've" / "should've" / "would've".

If you were going to only include a link, https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/usage/could-of-or-could-ha... would have been a better choice, for example.

Sorry that English is my second language?

That comment trying to correct you is itself wrong.. It should be "may have" or "would have". It's a common grammar mistake that even native speakers make, I think because they learned the language "by ear".

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