"Wouldn't of" does not exist in English. You spell out "would not have," in this case because "wouldn't've" is incorrect (only ONE contraction is permitted for one or two words, e.g., "can't" for "cannot" or "haven't" for "have not").
Positive contractions like "must've" and "would've" only SOUND like "must of" and "would of," meaningless phrases that aren't permitted in English.
"I'm a college student looking for a new laptop, but almost all of my media I receive digitally. I'm looking for a laptop, not a netbook, without an optical drive, and budget sensitive. The optical drive will just be a waste of space, when I can have thinner laptop. What's out there?"
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"Wouldn't of" does not exist in English. You spell out "would not have," in this case because "wouldn't've" is incorrect (only ONE contraction is permitted for one or two words, e.g., "can't" for "cannot" or "haven't" for "have not").
Positive contractions like "must've" and "would've" only SOUND like "must of" and "would of," meaningless phrases that aren't permitted in English.
Geez, Paul, I'm just happy they're not confusing their there's any more.
Thanks for taking time out of your busy schedule for the spelling lesson. Now can you please get back to your register and take my fast food order.