THAT puzzle

uzless

The So Fist

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25 Oct 06

uzless

The So Fist

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25 Oct 06

How many consecutive times in a row can you write "that" in a sentence?

mazziewag

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25 Oct 06

Originally posted by uzless
How many consecutive times in a row can you write "that" in a sentence?

And have it make sense, and be correct in everyway? id say 3/4

uzless

The So Fist

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25 Oct 06

Originally posted by mazziewag
And have it make sense, and be correct in everyway? id say 3/4

no, i mean one sentence containing several "that" in a row.....and yes, have it make sense

PBE6

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25 Oct 06

Originally posted by uzless
no, i mean one sentence containing several "that" in a row.....and yes, have it make sense

Well, that that that that that preceeded wasn't all that.

XanthosNZ

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26 Oct 06

The "that that that that that" that that poster above me posted is not in fact the longest chain of thats.

Kirwan

Mel Kirwan

Hauxton

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26 Oct 06

Originally posted by uzless
How many consecutive times in a row can you write "that" in a sentence?

Don't know. I seem to recall a puzzle where 9 consecutive uses of the word 'had' made sense when I was younger. Probably more than one sentence though.

Coconut

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27 Oct 06

http://www.creativepuzzels.nl/spel/speel1/speel2/punct-2.htm

BigDogg

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27 Oct 06

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Originally posted by PBE6
Well, that that that that that preceeded wasn't all that.

And that makes sense. 🙄