ok, so how many 'hads' can you have in a row in a sentence for it still to make sense and be correct? Might as well get away from the 'I speak/write more better than what you do' bit...
I say that that "that" that that boy wrote is wrong
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06-25-2008 14:44
Dunno, but I can write 5 repetitions of "that" in a row, in one sentence, at have it make sense. I say that that "that" that that boy wrote is wrong _____________________
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06-25-2008 14:49
Dunno, but I can write 5 repetitions of "that" in a row, in one sentence, at have it make sense. I say that that "that" that that boy wrote is wrong James, while John had had "had", had had "had had"; "had had" had had the approval of the grammar teacher... DG |
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06-25-2008 14:51
James, while John had had "had", had had "had had"; "had had" had had the approval of the grammar teacher... DG  _____________________
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06-25-2008 14:52
ok, so how many 'hads' can you have in a row in a sentence for it still to make sense and be correct? Might as well get away from the 'I speak/write more better than what you do' bit... *cribs from Google* *puts up a hand* Please Sir .... seven? -- Aes edit: argh... beaten to it. |
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06-25-2008 14:54
James, while John had had "had", had had "had had"; "had had" had had the approval of the grammar teacher...
I don't understand it So let's assume they were doing an exam, and they had to fill a gap in a sentence... 1) James filled the gap with 'had had' 2) John filled the gap with 'had' 3) The correct answer was 'had had' 4) The correct answer had the approval of the teacher Clear as mud, I reckon. DG |
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06-25-2008 14:56
James, while John had had "had", had had "had had"; "had had" had had the approval of the grammar teacher... DG Even for a native English speaker, that's a toughie to get one's head round! I've been sitting here saying it to myself to get comprehension!  The best I could do was 5 ands - The signwrite being told to ensure that the spacing is equal between 'Jones and And, and And and Sons'. |
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Aeslyn Dae
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06-25-2008 15:01
So let's assume they were doing an exam, and they had to fill a gap in a sentence... Wonder if "Had" is a name anywhere in the world? Then it could be even longer. |
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Dudeney Ge
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06-25-2008 15:02
The best I could do was 5 ands - The signwrite being told to ensure that the spacing is equal between 'Jones and And, and And and Sons'. "Did you know that that that that that boy used is incorrect?" DG |
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06-25-2008 15:13
Wonder if "Had" is a name anywhere in the world? Then it could be even longer. My dad had a friend whose last name was Hadley, and everyone called him "Had". Good enough? _____________________
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06-25-2008 15:16
My dad had a friend whose last name was Hadley, and everyone called him "Had". Good enough? Yep -- Aes |
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Phil Deakins
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06-25-2008 15:35
James, while John had had "had", had had "had had"; "had had" had had the approval of the grammar teacher... So let's assume they were doing an exam, and they had to fill a gap in a sentence... 1) James filled the gap with 'had had' 2) John filled the gap with 'had' 3) The correct answer was 'had had' 4) The correct answer had the approval of the teacher Clear as mud, I reckon. DG _____________________
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06-25-2008 15:58
... The message is more important than the delivery, but the delivery has a huge effect on the message. I don't think anything negative about anybody who misuses words or who doesn't have perfect grammar - I'm as guilty as they are. The only time it gets to me is when the message is so poorly written that it is unintelligible. Then, I'm more like to ignore the post than judge the poster. That first sentence is brilliant, Trout, and sums up my view in a nutshell. Mac, please...nobody's slammin' you. I'm a charter member of the Grammar Police...and yet, I can't recall a single time I've read one of your posts and had a peeve, pet or feral, jump out at me. _____________________
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06-25-2008 16:04
Now it makes sense Try this one: Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_buffalo _____________________
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06-25-2008 17:40
The signwrite was told to ensure that the spacing is equal between 'Jones and And', and 'And and And', and 'And and Sons'.  _____________________
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06-25-2008 17:53
Try this one: Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_buffalo  And there really needs to be a comma between the verbs._____________________
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06-25-2008 18:13
Excellent! We have our own pedantic English thread. DG James, while John had had "had", had had "had had"; "had had" had had the approval of the grammar teacher... DG "Did you know that that that that that boy used is incorrect?" DG Try this one: Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_buffalo _____________________
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06-25-2008 18:48
And the winner is the first one who can actually make a post complaining about the language in someone else's post without making any errors? Not possible, according to Skitt's Law. Skitt's Law, a corollary of Murphy's Law, variously expressed as "any post correcting an error in another post will contain at least one error itself" or "the likelihood of an error in a post is directly proportional to the embarrassment it will cause the poster." Named on alt.usage.english back in 1999: http://groups.google.com/group/alt.usage.english/msg/21dc5c6c8b333660 _____________________
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06-25-2008 18:51
/sobs
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06-25-2008 18:57
/sobs Just stop saying, "liberry"... /sobs Give me liberry or give me death. Liberry Shortcake? liberry stable? _____________________
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06-25-2008 18:59
ok...
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06-25-2008 19:06
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06-25-2008 19:36
And the winner is the first one who can actually make a post complaining about the language in someone else's post without making any errors? QUOTE] After all is said and done, there are no real errors. When you take into account the differences between UK, US, Straylyun, Noo Zilland and Sood Efricken spoken english, there's no wonder people get confused. And, here's a little trivia for you. More than one elf is "elfs", more than one dwarf is "dwarfs". The words dwarves and elves were invented, so to speak, by JRR Tolkein in his books. |
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06-25-2008 19:56
For some reason, after reading the last few pages, this comes to mind:
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06-25-2008 20:07
Japanese has a brilliant "Buffalo buffalo" sentence too:
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06-25-2008 21:43
I think I may spend the rest of the afternoon plucking pheasants.
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