Re: Have Had, Had Have (Was Re: Posting limits)

David Peterson wrote:
> "If he'd've had gone, he wouldn't be in trouble now."  ("Now" meaning
> "then",
> of course.  Precisely: At the specific time in question.  English
> needs a word
> for that.)
I'll take your word for it, but I still think it sounds bizarre.  I'd
just say "If he'd gone" (since I also don't use the "If he would've"
construction, though I do recognize that as a common usage)

> To continue that sentence, "If I had wanted to go, I would've had
> gone."
Is there any difference between this and "I would've gone"?  Or is it
simply that you use that *instead of* a simple "would've gone"?