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I know you like your words Quizmonster, and I always read your explainations with great interest. I wondered if you were able to decipher the following:

" Smith had had where Jones had had had had had had been accepted "

I have omitted the punctuation, as this is how I received it!

crisgal Mon 12/05/08 18:10

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kempie
Mon 12/05/08
19:58

Smith had "had" where Jones had "had had"; "had had" had been accepted.

A longer example of such lexical ambiguity is shown here...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_while_John_ had_had_had_had_had_had_had_had_had_had_had_a_ better_effect_on_the_teacher.

markysngc
Mon 12/05/08
21:31

but it can be put to good comedy effect....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MsbvGmLaU4

Imagine that script with no punctuation

Quizmonster
Tue 13/05/08
06:58

Thanks for your kind comment, Crisgal, but it seems you didn't really need me! One of my favourite such examples is the one wherein you have to write the word 'and' five consecutive times in a sentence.
An example response is to say that the owners of Crosse & Blackwells got a painter to do a new business sign above their entrance. The decorator did that, but - when the owners came out to inspect his work - they said...

"Oh, no! You haven't left enough space between 'Crosse' and 'and' and 'and' and 'Blackwell'!"

Cheers

squarebear
Tue 13/05/08
10:25

I like that one Quizmonster.

nightmare
Wed 14/05/08
12:22

not forgetting the contrived version involving the sign for Holland and Anderson, which then has the collection of letters "and" thirteen times consecutively.........

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