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I know one answer to this question is that I can use any method I want to use in my own writing. Aside from that, is there an accepted way to use those 3 slangy terms within dialog? Or, put another way, do most editors agree upon one method?
I've seen it printed as coulda and coulda', both of which trigger spell-checker, and they are, in fact, misspelled words. Plus, they just look funny.
Could-a, on the other hand, seems to me to be a clean way to handle the problem. It's two correctly spelled words connected with a hyphen, and it sounds exactly as it does in casual dialog, but I've never seen it used in writing.
How do you spell woulda, shoulda and coulda within your dialog?
Thanks, Tim
I've seen it printed as coulda and coulda', both of which trigger spell-checker, and they are, in fact, misspelled words. Plus, they just look funny.
Could-a, on the other hand, seems to me to be a clean way to handle the problem. It's two correctly spelled words connected with a hyphen, and it sounds exactly as it does in casual dialog, but I've never seen it used in writing.
How do you spell woulda, shoulda and coulda within your dialog?
Thanks, Tim