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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Had have started

"“If James McClean had have started we wouldn’t have had a real impact player off the bench." (BBC Sport website.)

How to interpret the verb phrase "had have started" in the above if-clause?
  

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It's a grammatical error, probably in a blog which isn't edited. Sports writers know their sports, but English is not their strong point.

  • It's a grammatical error, probably in a blog which isn't edited.
  • Sports writers know their sports, but English is not their strong point.
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It's a grammatical error, probably in a blog which isn't edited.

Sports writers know their sports, but English is not their strong point.

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