tdol said:Why?
tdol said:Is 'hadn't've' common in Candian English? It is heard here, but not that widely. ;-)
it 's all the same some times , so what may be the difference?
If I hadn't've done that....
If only I hadn't've done that....
I wish I hadn't've done that.
All express one's desire, or hope.
Cas
In "The Wizard of Oz" they use If I only had a brain. Notice that the subject I is before only. I haven't found a grammar rule for this. Is this variant correct?