[Buge]

To me "would of" and "would've" are pronounced exactly the same.

If I said "would ev" that would sound weird. It would sound very similar to "whatev":

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=whatev

[UnFleshedOne]

Well, nothing else in english is pronounced like it is written, so I don't think this is a good reason to misspell things.

[wkjagt]

Reminds me of https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghoti

[Buge]

I agree completely. No one should write "would of".