Resol van Lemmy@lemmy.world to Wikipedia@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 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 · 5 months agomessage-square17fedilink
minus-squareC0unterfactual@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·5 months agoDue to the restrictive clause the only proper punctuation is the ending period.
minus-squareResol van Lemmy@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 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-up1·5 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-up1·5 months agoNeither do they work in the police one.
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.