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Chi Meson said:
Punctuate this!

The following CAN make a proper sentence.

John where Jim had had had had had had had had had had had the best effect on the teacher.
Is this correct?
John, where Jim had had 'had', had had 'had had'; 'had had' had had the best effect on the teacher.
 
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arildno said:
Is this correct?
John, where Jim had had 'had', had had 'had had'; 'had had' had had the best effect on the teacher.

This is what I had suggested, but I'm not especially happy with it. I'm sure Chi has a better answer.
 
Oops, sorry for nicking your semi-colon idea Gokul..:redface:
 
Gokul43201 said:
This is what I had suggested, but I'm not especially happy with it. I'm sure Chi has a better answer.

Uh, no. THat's about it. I didn't say it was a great sentence. I came up with that in the seventh grade (1977), although I don't think it was entirely original. We were learning the past-perfect tense, and my friends and I tried to see haw many "had"s we could string together.