On Oct 24, 7:33*am, "Ed Pawlowski" wrote:
"Sam E" wrote in message

Yeah, I know the roots of the mistake, but is everyone sleepwalking
these days? This one is becoming my favorite peeve of late.

Then that "of" *gets further corrupted to "a" stuck on to the
preceding word.

He shudda known better

Improper. Correct is "He shudda knowed better"

Harry K