How to pronounce "should have"?

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How to pronounce "should have", as in:

You should have taken a map.

Should I say /ʃʊd həv/ or /ʃʊdəv/?

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[+4] - centrox - 01/20/2017[quote="PUNKEY"] The confusion may be that some people say "should of." [/quote] ... which is grossly incorrect and illiterate (when they write it!) Many people, however,...

@Nat093,

Nat093 wrote:

How to pronounce "should have", as in:

You should have taken a map.

Should I say /ʃʊd həv/ or /ʃʊdəv/?

ʃʊd həv

Seperate syllables.

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The confusion may be that some people say "should of."

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@PUNKEY,

PUNKEY wrote:

The confusion may be that some people say "should of."

... which is grossly incorrect and illiterate (when they write it!) Many people, however, say "should've".

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@Nat093,

Nat093 wrote:

How to pronounce "should have", as in:

You should have taken a map.

Should I say /ʃʊd həv/ or /ʃʊdəv/?

I'd write the first pronunciation as /ʃʊd hæv/ for General American pronunciation.