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Which order?

Coulda Woulda Shoulda
33 (31.1%)
Coulda Shoulda Woulda
21 (19.8%)
Woulda Coulda Shoulda
15 (14.2%)
Woulda Shoulda Coulda
2 (1.9%)
Shoulda Coulda Woulda
23 (21.7%)
Shoulda Woulda Coulda
12 (11.3%)

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Offline rumborak

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What is the "correct" order?
« on: April 28, 2012, 06:04:41 PM »
Based on the discussion Flying Colors had during the writing of the song. What's your perceived correct order?

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Re: What is the "correct" order?
« Reply #1 on: April 28, 2012, 06:08:58 PM »
I think the "correct" order depends on what the person you're responding to just said.

If they'd said "I should have done more" the right order would be "Shoulda, coulda, woulda." If they'd said "I could have done more" I'd (never) respond with "coulda, woulda, shoulda."

I think the order of priority is probably "coulda, woulda, shoulda," but you always lead with what you're responding to. That said, the bottom one just looks right. Which did FC go with? Don't have the album myself.

All I know is that the more I look at these words written down, the less they look like actual words. Which, in their defence, they're not, so good work them.

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Re: What is the "correct" order?
« Reply #2 on: April 28, 2012, 06:29:15 PM »
I've always thought it was coulda woulda shoulda. Never heard anything else either... :/
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Re: What is the "correct" order?
« Reply #3 on: April 28, 2012, 06:36:03 PM »
I've always thought it was coulda woulda shoulda. Never heard anything else either... :/

Same.

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Re: What is the "correct" order?
« Reply #4 on: April 28, 2012, 06:46:13 PM »
Coulda woulda shoulda.

I could have, but i couldn't because __________, and I would have, but i didn't, because then__________, and now looking back, I should have, because ________.

I think the first two are interchangeable, since they're both kind of pre- and should have is post; completely hindsight.

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Re: What is the "correct" order?
« Reply #5 on: April 28, 2012, 08:29:08 PM »
The correct order is "Shoulda coulda woulda."
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Re: What is the "correct" order?
« Reply #6 on: April 28, 2012, 08:34:54 PM »
The correct order is "Shoulda coulda woulda."

I think this is correct.  Haven't used the term in a long long time.
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Re: What is the "correct" order?
« Reply #7 on: April 28, 2012, 08:51:35 PM »
The correct order is "Shoulda coulda woulda."
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Re: What is the "correct" order?
« Reply #8 on: April 28, 2012, 09:35:29 PM »
Nah.
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Re: What is the "correct" order?
« Reply #9 on: April 28, 2012, 10:03:32 PM »
We don't say stupid shit like this in the south. We're too busy sounding high-class and sophisticated.
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Re: What is the "correct" order?
« Reply #10 on: April 28, 2012, 10:13:31 PM »
Shoulda coulda woulda.  Partly because it sounds right to me, and partly because they used it in an Eastwood auto insurance commercial, telling an uninsured motorist who was just in an accident, "Shoulda coulda East-woulda!".

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Re: What is the "correct" order?
« Reply #11 on: April 28, 2012, 10:20:51 PM »
Every option but Shoulda Coulda Woulda sounds very strange to me.

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Re: What is the "correct" order?
« Reply #12 on: April 28, 2012, 11:22:46 PM »
The first and last ones I seem to alternate between.

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Re: What is the "correct" order?
« Reply #13 on: April 29, 2012, 12:53:08 AM »
I've never actually used the phrase, so it doesn't bother me either way. I'm just wondering, is there any justification for a "right" way besides being the one you're used to?
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Re: What is the "correct" order?
« Reply #14 on: April 29, 2012, 02:36:29 AM »
Coulda Shoulda Woulda was my vote. Now that I think about it I easily could have chosen others :lol

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Re: What is the "correct" order?
« Reply #15 on: April 29, 2012, 01:49:14 PM »
Coulda Shoulda Woulda was my vote. Now that I think about it I easily could have chosen others :lol

That one makes the most sense to me, because it's like, "I could've done it... Dammit, I should've done it... If I realized that then, I would've done it."
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Re: What is the "correct" order?
« Reply #16 on: April 29, 2012, 03:27:24 PM »
Woulda Coulda Shoulda is all I've ever heard it...

But what's really surprising me is that the results really don't show any definitive answer.  I think that pretty much proves that it's very cultural specific...depends on the area you live in...or your particular group of friends.
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Re: What is the "correct" order?
« Reply #17 on: April 29, 2012, 04:25:51 PM »
Second choice.
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Re: What is the "correct" order?
« Reply #18 on: June 04, 2013, 01:47:11 PM »
Lou Rawls says:  "If I Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda"


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Re: What is the "correct" order?
« Reply #19 on: June 04, 2013, 02:08:50 PM »
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Re: What is the "correct" order?
« Reply #20 on: June 04, 2013, 02:33:10 PM »
I don't think it matters. They all say the same thing.
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Re: What is the "correct" order?
« Reply #21 on: June 04, 2013, 02:42:19 PM »
The correct order is "Shoulda coulda woulda."

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Re: What is the "correct" order?
« Reply #22 on: June 04, 2013, 03:07:20 PM »
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Re: What is the "correct" order?
« Reply #23 on: June 04, 2013, 05:57:44 PM »
I would default to alphabetical order in the absence of a specific rule, so CSW.

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Re: What is the "correct" order?
« Reply #24 on: June 04, 2013, 06:43:07 PM »
We don't say stupid shit like this in the south. We're too busy sounding high-class and sophisticated.

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Re: What is the "correct" order?
« Reply #25 on: June 04, 2013, 06:49:23 PM »
Staring at them words just made me do that thing where the word doesn't make sense and looks wrong.... But went for A
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Re: What is the "correct" order?
« Reply #26 on: June 04, 2013, 08:21:22 PM »
Looking at the poll is making me want to pronounce the L's in the words
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