Resol van Lemmy@lemmy.world to Wikipedia@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoJames while John had had had had had had had had had had had a better effect on the teacheren.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up166arrow-down10
arrow-up166arrow-down1external-linkJames while John had had had had had had had had had had had a better effect on the teacheren.wikipedia.orgResol van Lemmy@lemmy.world to Wikipedia@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square17fedilink
minus-squarewalden@sub.wetshaving.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·4 months agoWelp, my brain hurts now. 🤕
minus-squareC0unterfactual@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·4 months agoDue to the restrictive clause the only proper punctuation is the ending period.
minus-squareResol van Lemmy@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 months agoJames, while John had had “had”, had had “had had”, “had had” had had a better effect on the teacher. I think reading it where the stress falls on the words in quotations can also make it slightly easier to understand.
minus-squareC0unterfactual@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoOh, that example, I totally agree. I was fixated on “Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo.” Strangely, commas don’t work in that one.
minus-squareResol van Lemmy@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoNeither do they work in the police one.
Welp, my brain hurts now. 🤕
Punctuation helps.
Due to the restrictive clause the only proper punctuation is the ending period.
James, while John had had “had”, had had “had had”, “had had” had had a better effect on the teacher.
I think reading it where the stress falls on the words in quotations can also make it slightly easier to understand.
Oh, that example, I totally agree. I was fixated on “Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo.” Strangely, commas don’t work in that one.
Neither do they work in the police one.