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I try to keep my writing as lean and crisp as possible, so I've usually omitted "that" in cases like this, but I'm aware I might be mistaken. A cursory search through Google didn't yield any answers, so I thought I'd ask...

Should I write:

I wish I had a photograph to share, but I'll leave you this gift instead.

or

I wish that I had a photograph to share, but I'll leave you this gift instead.

Thanks so much for your insight!

WhoAreYou
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I wish that I had

Is the grammatically correct original form, but since English is very flexible, in most verbal situations the 'that' would be skipped.

"I wish I had" is fine, in both written and oral forms.

sybog64
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