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Heres a technically grammatically correct phrase "Statman, where April had had 'had', had had 'had had'. Had 'had had' been the correct answer....."
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You play a long slow deadweight red to a corner pocket. As it approaches the pocket, a kamikaze woodlouse crawls out from under the cushion and makes its way across the table, conflicting with the path of the red precisely at the point the red gets there. The red, needless to say, veers off course, and the future of the woodlouse is uncertain. - The Statman
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An eleventh 'had' is also possible:
The Statman, where April had had 'had', had had 'had had'; 'had had' had had the examiners' approval.
It is along the same line as "I think that that 'that' that that person said should have been 'which'."
Or, "The pub sign at the Rose and Crown was repainted, so that there was an equal gap between 'Rose' and 'and' and 'and' and 'Crown'."
Or, "John had recognised the restaurant as one he had visited before and, remembering how many bones the cod he had had had had, had had haddock instead."
This last one is particularly impressive in that it excludes any use of quotes, referring to the word itself rather that using it in its usual sentence context. Also, four without ANY punctuation!Comment
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I have a few more that have the same word with two different meanings in the same sentence:
It reaches its top speed during its second second after take-off.
Having received a new supply of physiotherapy aids, he was able to move more supply. (i.e. supple +ly)
He asked his Mum whether, whether it was raining or not, he could borrow the car.
She replied that there were delays due to road works. So wherever he was going going by train would be quicker than going by car.
When he got there there was nobody he knew.
I drove the minibus down the road that is supposed to be for buses only only to be stopped by the police, who told me my minibus does not count as a bus!Comment
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can you think of one for "post post post"
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I had a letter to post post post office closing time and was not sure that it would get there the next day.
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I have just been handed a questionnaire from the Department for Education and Science, and one of its questions is:
Can you link to the OFSTED [web]site from anywhere within [your] Local Authority website?
Now what does 'anywhere' mean, exactly?
Does it mean "Is there anywhere within the Local Authority website which contains a link to OFSTED?"
Or "Does each Local Authority website page contain a link to OFSTED?"
It happens, in my case, that the answer is YES to one interpretation and NO to the other!Comment
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No idea, Statman. Don't let me give you proofs of the German of German offices.
On topic:
A comma or not or both?
I can't sleep(,) with all the people singing in my street.
Men play the game, women know the scoreComment
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If a light sleeper sleeps light with a light on, does a hard sleeper sleep hard with a...
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S.P.I.L.F.Comment
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...hat on
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lol
Science is a refinement of everyday thinking -- Albert EinsteinComment
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Statman wins again
You play a long slow deadweight red to a corner pocket. As it approaches the pocket, a kamikaze woodlouse crawls out from under the cushion and makes its way across the table, conflicting with the path of the red precisely at the point the red gets there. The red, needless to say, veers off course, and the future of the woodlouse is uncertain. - The Statman Comment
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