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

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Meaning of point of sale, point of order, selling point, etc | Definition of 'aton'

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#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!" Thank you.

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#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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