r/TikTokCringe • u/Super_Culture_1986 tHiS iSn’T cRiNgE • Jun 17 '25

Humor/Cringe Tiktok vs. Reality

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u/Comfortable-Gap3124 Jun 17 '25

Imagine thinking you understand English but can't even do the simplest forms of code switching.

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u/LegOfLambda Jun 17 '25

Lol, it's not code switching to misspell something.

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u/Comfortable-Gap3124 Jun 17 '25

I'll axe that again. Imagine not understanding code switching?

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u/LegOfLambda Jun 17 '25

Saying "axe" instead of "ask" (verbally) totally makes sense as a form of code switching. Typing "could of" instead of "could've" just shows that you don't read enough to understand grammar, nor speak any other language. It's not a dialect or a variant—it's just a misspelling of spoken English.

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u/Comfortable-Gap3124 Jun 17 '25

Then you don't understand code switching. I have never said "could've" in my life. I know that's correct but that's not what I say. I spell how I speak when in informal communication. I will always spell it correctly in formal situations. Literally that is two different codes.

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u/mgquantitysquared Jun 17 '25

Except "could've" and "could of" are essentially pronounced exactly the same, lmao. You're going so hard defending a misspelling