seemly nonsense strings

[Baker, John]

        Mary where John had had had had had had had had had had been
correct

John Baker


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Subject: seemly nonsense strings

 I am teaching a unit on commas (although some of the students are
comatose).

Somewhere in the recent past I was given the following as an exercise in
punctuation.

that that is is that that is not is not is that it it is

Are there others like this to give to the little darlings?

Regards,
David

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