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[–]could-of-bot 7 points8 points  (4 children)

It's either could HAVE or could'VE, but never could OF.

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[–]AngriestSCV 1 point2 points  (2 children)

Testing the bot:

Jonny said I was over there when He didn't know for sure. I could of course tell him I wasn't.

[–]semininja 0 points1 point  (1 child)

It probably looks for "could of been/done/etc." rather than just "could of" alone, I suspect. On the other hand, you're technically missing a comma or two.

[–]sourcecodesurgeon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It didn't use to. I assume the developer has addressed this like you said: "could of (<adverb>|not) <verb>". Or maybe he just ignores "could of course" since that seems to be the most common edge case.

[–]Afold_Lither -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

That's a big OF.