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I wish We had or I wish we would have

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paok1970
 
Reply Mon 10 Jul, 2017 10:36 pm
Which of the following sentences is correct?

1) I wish WE HAD a leader like him here in Italy.

2) I wish WE WOULD HAVE a leader like him here in Italy.

Thank you.
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centrox
 
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Reply Tue 11 Jul, 2017 12:06 pm
Only (1) is correct.
camlok
 
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Reply Tue 18 Jul, 2017 11:34 am
@centrox,
Quote:
Only (1) is correct.


What centrox said is false.
centrox
 
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Reply Tue 18 Jul, 2017 11:44 am
@camlok,
camlok wrote:

Quote:
Only (1) is correct.


What centrox said is false.

"Would have" used in that way is relaxed/casual/dialect in US English. Not standard.

camlok
 
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Reply Tue 18 Jul, 2017 11:46 am
@centrox,
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"Would have" used in that way is relaxed/casual/dialect in US English. Not standard.


That doesn't in any way make anything you have said any less of a pile of crap!
centrox
 
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Reply Tue 18 Jul, 2017 12:09 pm
@camlok,
camlok wrote:
That doesn't in any way make anything you have said any less of a pile of crap!

Please explain why.
camlok
 
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Reply Tue 18 Jul, 2017 12:17 pm
@centrox,
Please explain your crap.
centrox
 
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Reply Tue 18 Jul, 2017 12:21 pm
@camlok,
camlok wrote:

Please explain your crap.

You made the accusation which, it now seems, you are unable to justify.
camlok
 
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Reply Tue 18 Jul, 2017 12:23 pm
@centrox,
Au contraire, centrox, it was you who made the unsubstantiated "Only (1) is correct" comment.
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