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Punctuate the following to create a four sentence statement of logic:

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

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Punctuate the following to create a two sentence statement:

James where John had had had had had had had had had had had the teacher’s approval

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There is a sentence which contains five consecutive “ands” which makes perfect sense containing a verb and a subject. What is it?

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@pianoman1 said
There is a sentence which contains five consecutive “ands” which makes perfect sense containing a verb and a subject. What is it?
The one I heard concerned a pub sign writer.
After he had finished ,the landlord said to him
You haven't left enough room between the words Hare and and and and and Hounds

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@pianoman1 said
Punctuate the following to create a four sentence statement of logic:

That that is is that that is not is not is not that it it is
That that is, is. That that is not, is not. Is not that it? It is.

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@pianoman1 said
Punctuate the following to create a two sentence statement:

James where John had had had had had had had had had had had the teacher’s approval
James, where John had had "had", had had "had had". "Had had" had had the teacher's approval.
The alternate version gives James "had" and John "had had" but the resulting word counts are identical.

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@vendaCorrect!

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@kewpie said
James, where John had had "had", had had "had had". "Had had" had had the teacher's approval.
The alternate version gives James "had" and John "had had" but the resulting word counts are identical.
Correct!

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@kewpie said
That that is, is. That that is not, is not. Is not that it? It is.
Correct!

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