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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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If you'd have told

"If you'd have told me before the game it would be 0-0 I would have taken that but I think Arsenal can do something here." (BBC Sport website.)

Is "If you'd have told me..." the same as "If you had told me..." in the above?
  

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" in the above? Yes. It's such a common mistake that many people accept it as correct.

— CalifJim

  • " in the above?
  • Yes.
  • It's such a common mistake that many people accept it as correct.
  • CJ
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AnonymousIs "If you'd have told me..." the same as "If you had told me..." in the above?
Yes. It's such a common mistake that many people accept it as correct.
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CalifJimYes. It's such a common mistake that many people accept it as correct.
Thank you for the reply.
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There are some of us (a minority, I admit) who feel that this 'incorrect' form should be acknowledged as part of the English language. It does not fit into the generally accepted pattern of tenses/aspects, but perhaps that should lead us to question the generally accepted pattern.
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Okay... this is so common in American English that I I'm surprised that anyone would say it's incorrect these days.

I would have told you, if you had asked. -- We agree this is correct, by any standard, right?

If you would have told me, then I never would have gone! -- So this is the form we are talking about? Apparently I'm blinded by how common it is and never paused to think
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BarbaraPAou had asked. -- We agree this is correct, by any standard, right?
Yes.
BarbaraPAIf you would have told me, then I never would have gone! -- So this is the form we are talking about?
Yes.
BarbaraPA'm blinded by how common it is and never paused to think it would be incorrect.
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