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had had and the lexical ambiguity
March 3, 2020 at 10:57 pm
James while John had had had had had had had had had had had a better effect on the teacher
This sentence makes sense with the proper punctuation. Care to try?
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RE: had had and the lexical ambiguity
March 3, 2020 at 11:13 pm
"more hadder" rolls of the tongue easier.
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RE: had had and the lexical ambiguity
March 3, 2020 at 11:26 pm
makes perfect sense for a stutterer
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RE: had had and the lexical ambiguity
March 4, 2020 at 12:31 am
You're a Stuttering Stanley!
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RE: had had and the lexical ambiguity
March 4, 2020 at 4:14 am
(March 3, 2020 at 10:57 pm)Rhizomorph13 Wrote: James while John had had had had had had had had had had had a better effect on the teacher
This sentence makes sense with the proper punctuation. Care to try?
James, while John had had 'had', had had 'had had'; 'had had' had had a much better effect on the teacher.
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