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usage of "wish" verb #1 (permalink) Thu Mar 22, 2007 10:58 am   usage of "wish" verb
 

I have a dilemma: from different sources I found out that both of these sentences are grammatical (arent they?)
1. I wish I would be there
2. I wish I were there

So, is there any difference between them?

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usage of "wish" verb #2 (permalink) Thu Mar 22, 2007 13:21 pm   usage of "wish" verb
 

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The first sounds odd to me; can you link the source? 'I wish I would have been there' is common.
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usage of "wish" verb #3 (permalink) Thu Mar 22, 2007 14:03 pm   usage of "wish" verb
 

Hi, Mister Micawber !

I saw it in a story by Stephen King (forgot the title), but if you google this expression you find many (22800) links

(http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22I+wish+I+would+be%22)

BTW, 'I wish I would have been there', AFAIUI, refers to the past, doesnt it?
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