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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Please help

What's the difference with

I wish I would have known..............
and
I wish I had known...................

Are the both right and when should I use each?
  

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I wish I would have known.. I wish I had known.. The first one is ungrammatical.

— Avangi

  • I wish I would have known..
  • I wish I had known..
  • The first one is ungrammatical.
  • Use it only when you wish to be ungrammatical.
  • The second one is the accepted form.
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I wish I would have known..

I wish I had known..


The first one is ungrammatical. Use it only when you wish to be ungrammatical.
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AnonymousAre the both right and when should I use each?
Just as an aside,
this is a rather curious English usage. I'm not sure what the grammar is:

We say,
Are they right?
Are they both right?
I would fire the both of them!
Are both of them right?
Are the both of them right?
I woul
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