"Would have had" -- what's that called in grammar: past continuous? Shouldn't that be "I wish I had had more information" or simply "I wish I had more information at that time", or if you must "I wish I could have had more information"?
If I am right about this, why do Americans, in particular make such mistakes? I mean, this guy is a journalist... shouldn't he know the language a bit better?
Another peeve of mine, if I haven't already ranted about it is "bring vs. take": Americans say "Could you bring this to Mrs. Smith?", when they really mean "Could you take this to Mrs. Smith?". Why?
Why do these things drive me up the wall?
--ravi
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