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Trouble understanding a word group: Would that if I had!



 
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Trouble understanding a word group: Would that if I had! #1 (permalink) Tue Nov 07, 2006 18:29 pm   Trouble understanding a word group: Would that if I had!		  
Hi!

I don`t understand the underlined collocation: "I didn`t tell him, I`m afraid. Would that if I had!"

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Trouble understanding a word group #2 (permalink) Tue Nov 07, 2006 23:27 pm   Trouble understanding a word group		  
The expression I know is 'Would that I had', which means 'I wish I had' or 'If only I had'.
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