XerXesXu
Virgin' on literate.
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So what?Only one solution was given when the item first appeared.
Is your question, 'Can you remember what, I think I read, many years ago?'
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So what?Only one solution was given when the item first appeared.
What question? I don't remember even asking a question. And I'm not "remembering" anything; I'm looking right at it where it first appeared.So what?
Is your question, 'Can you remember what, I think I read, many years ago?'
Your OP:What question? I don't remember even asking a question. And I'm not "remembering" anything; I'm looking right at it where it first appeared.
They certainly help.Sorry, didn't mean to cause pain. Quotes aren't necessary, by the way.
Nice.Here is the solution, how the sentence was punctuated:
That, that is, is; that, that is not, is not; but that, that is not, is not that that is; nor is that, that is, that that is not.
Some may take issue with this solution, may cite rules changes since this appeared (which was prior to 1929), that make other solutions possible, and that’s fine. This was supposed to be a fun thing, not a declaration of war. Certainly the punctuation is vital for the sentence making sense. However you propose to punctuate it, that needs to be maintained. Along these lines:
One person to another: “You do understand the importance of punctuation, don’t you?”
Reply: “Of course! Have you ever known me to be late?”
Wise words indeed. How we learn from personal experience, eh? Good to share what you know with others.You strike me as a timewaster. Feel free to waste your own time, but don't waste other peoples, you'll lose friends quickly.
I've seen something similar to this that used the word 'that' 7 times in a row, but not 'had' so many times. With the 'that' example there was a comma after the first one and no other punctuation afterwards. Maybe it's something similar here.Nice.
Ok, your turn:
Paul where Bill had had had had had had had had had had had the examiner's approval.
What does it mean?Here is the solution, how the sentence was punctuated:
That, that is, is; that, that is not, is not; but that, that is not, is not that that is; nor is that, that is, that that is not.
What does it mean?
You lost me after rien.Nothing, nada, zilch, rien, nic, nimic, or nanimonai.
You lost me after rien.
Like a joke, if you’ve got to explain it, it means it was either a bad joke or it’s saying something about the person needing the explanation. You decide.What does it mean?
Paul where Bill had had had had had had had had had had had the examiner's approval.
It was a bad joke. The person needing the explanation didn't understand you were cracking a joke because you posted it as a grammar thread - ‘Seeing there are quite a few grammar threads on this forum, I thought the following might be of some interest.'Like a joke, if you’ve got to explain it, it means it was either a bad joke or it’s saying something about the person needing the explanation. You decide.
Lol, it wasn't a joke at all. It was like a joke (good, bad or otherwise) in that if it has to be explained then it's ruined.It was a bad joke.
He says it was a bad joke - ' it was either a bad joke or it’s saying something about the person needing the explanation.' I'll take his word for it.Lol, it wasn't a joke at all. It was like a joke (good, bad or otherwise) in that if it has to be explained then it's ruined.