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minus-squarecornshark@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16arrow-down1·edit-27 months agoOn the exam, Johnny, while Bobby had had ‘had’, had had ‘had had’. ‘Had had’ had had a better effect on the teacher.
minus-squareUnderwaterbob@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·7 months agoWhile cool, I’m not clear on how one can have ‘had’ or ‘had had’.
minus-squareEmma_Gold_Man@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·7 months agoWhile Bobby wrote “had” on the exam, Johnny wrote “had had”.
On the exam, Johnny, while Bobby had had ‘had’, had had ‘had had’. ‘Had had’ had had a better effect on the teacher.
While cool, I’m not clear on how one can have ‘had’ or ‘had had’.
While Bobby wrote “had” on the exam, Johnny wrote “had had”.
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