once I have that vs once I have what

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Once I have that' is used when the speaker is referring to something specific that has already been mentioned or is understood in the conversation. 'Once I have what' is used when the speaker is asking for clarification or more information about what they need to have. The choice between the two depends on whether the speaker is assuming the listener knows what they are talking about or if they are seeking clarification.

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once I have that

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English when referring to something specific that has already been mentioned or is understood in the conversation.

This phrase is used when the speaker is talking about a specific item, information, or situation that has been previously mentioned or is clear in the context.

Examples:

Once I have that information, I can proceed with the project.
Once I have that book, I will lend it to you.

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And then once I have that folded shape that we call the base, you can make the legs narrower, you can bend them, you can turn it into the finished shape.
Someone once told me that I have the voice of a barmaid.
Yes, I have a combination package on tutoring two people at once that I have worked out with Mr. Anderson.
Secondly, I explained during the debate and I will explain once again that I have learned a lesson from this.
I would like to point out once again that I have made an official warning about disturbance during the proceedings, and that incident was really a gross infringement of the Rules.
For once that I have a lucky night!
Once, I might have thought that a good thing.
Once, I might have thought that a good thing.
I want, of course, to emphasise once again that I have nothing against the cross as I, too, live everyday looking at the cross, which does not bother me.
I want to say at once that I have very little in common culturally with Jörg Haider in Austria or Mr Le Pen in France or, for that matter, with my own countryman, Mogens Camre in Denmark.
I hope the Council will give us the political and financial margin, and once we have that I shall have no difficulty accepting Mr Tomlinson's amendments, when they are presented in the European Parliament in October, under the Austrian Presidency.
I shall do that in writing once I have received definitive advice.
I will send more instruction once I have reached Jerusalem.
I will summon you once I have Made my decision.
I'll buy one once I have some money.
Once I suspect, legally, I have to call the authorities.
I have no control once I shift.
I will speak freely once I have arrived safely in the United States.
I will once I have proof.
Once I have my dental care.

Alternatives:

Once I have it
Once I possess that
Once I obtain that
Once I get that
Once I acquire that

once I have what

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English when the speaker is seeking clarification or more information about what they need to have.

This phrase is used when the speaker is asking for specifics or details about what they are supposed to have in order to proceed.