A gentleman of the road

[Gob]

A woman who was left alone in London after missing her train home has written a heartfelt Facebook post praising the homeless man who made sure she was safe.




Nicole Sedgebeer missed her last train to Milton Keynes from London Euston after a night out on March 4 and began to panic until Mark came to her rescue.

Her guardian angel saw her in tears, escorted her to a cafe and then picked up in the morning to make sure she boarded the right train in a series of acts of generosity that left her deeply moved.

Nicole wrote her account of Mark's kindness on her Facebook page, which has been liked more than 6,000 times, and said: 'I hope this story makes people look twice when they see a homeless person.'

She wrote: 'Last night I missed my last train home and when I finally got to Euston to wait till the morning, the station was locked.

'Just as I was about to burst into drunken tears I met my homeless friend Mark.

'He said he would take me to a cafe that was open as it was too dangerous to walk by myself.'

The kind man was concerned for the tipsy young woman's safety and insisted she stay in the safe cafe until her train came in the morning.

Although he had to leave Nicole to get his sleeping bag he promised he would be back at 5am to walk her to her train.

Nicole was cynical about Mark's promise. She wrote: '(Me being a typical b**** didn't believe he would come back) It got past 5 and he was a no show.

'As I got round the corner my homeless friend Mark was running down the street towards me. Not only did he turn up but he had to get a bus to come get me.'

'This man who I probably would have avoided eye contact with if he asked for spare change, completely changed such a negative event into the most eye-opening event in my life.'

She added: 'Mark you are one special man, I will never look down on a homeless person again.'

Nicole was cynical about Mark's promise. She wrote: '(Me being a typical b**** didn't believe he would come back) It got past 5 and he was a no show.

'As I got round the corner my homeless friend Mark was running down the street towards me. Not only did he turn up but he had to get a bus to come get me.'

'This man who I probably would have avoided eye contact with if he asked for spare change, completely changed such a negative event into the most eye-opening event in my life.'



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[MajGenl.Meade]

"would of" - snort!

[rubato]

What a nice young man.


And as to "would of". English evolves with usage; it will be acceptable presently and then taught in school.


Yrs,
Rubato

[Lord Jim]

So, a young street guy goes out of his way (like he had anything else to do) to play "white knight" to an equally young, attractive bird...

Forgive me if I'm less then impressed...

[Gob]

Are you standing in for Meade?

[MajGenl.Meade]

No. I would have added "pissed as a newt"

[Joe Guy]

There's nothing worse a young lady breaking into drunken tears. She was so drunk that she missed the part where he took some photos of her naked. She will probably see them on Facebook soon enough.

P.S. People who say "would of" don't realize they are saying "would've".

[MajGenl.Meade]

Very true, Joe.

[Lord Jim]

Are you standing in for Meade?

Oh good heavens, no...

I'll never be that much a cranky old fart...

[BoSoxGal]

What a nice young man.


And as to "would of". English evolves with usage; it will be acceptable presently and then taught in school.


Yrs,
Rubato

Never EVER; it's not a stylistic choice, it's flat out incorrect construction with a nonsensical 'meaning'.

Don't bother lecturing me about how I'm wrong and you're right; I have an advanced degree in linguistics and you simply lack the credentials to be right about this. My very worst writers when I taught college writing were scientists; that's why those few scientists who are excellent essayists make such a mark in the world.

[rubato]

err today, gone tomorrow.

would've

would of

Maybe she was just spelling phonetically in which case it is highly likely to become the norm.

RIGHT:
COULD HAVE, SHOULD HAVE, WOULD HAVE


This is one of those errors typically made by a person more familiar with the spoken than the written form of English. A sentence like “I would have gone if anyone had given me free tickets” is normally spoken in a slurred way so that the two words “would have” are not distinctly separated, but blended together into what is properly rendered “would’ve.” Seeing that “V” tips you off right away that “would’ve” is a contraction of “would have.” But many people hear “would of” and that’s how they write it. Wrong.


Note that “must of” is similarly an error for “must have.”

You have seen the awful things people write then they text haven't you?


yrs,
rubato

[Econoline]

Shoulda-coulda-woulda.

These three words, separately, may become acceptable variants (as the above link points out, the combination already is...sorta ), but "should of", "could of" and "would of" are just plain wrong.

[Joe Guy]

How come it is correct to say "haven't you?" but it seems incorrect to say "have not you?"

Or is it? ... not correct, that is? Is it correct or not?

I would say, "Have you not?" As in....

Have you not been there?

Haven't you been there?

Have not you been there?...

If you can say "Have you not been there," you should be able to say "Have you'nt been there."

Shouldn't you be able to say that? Or should you not? or should I say "Should not you be able to say that?"

[Gob]

It's correct not.