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[–] cornshark@lemmy.world 15 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

On the exam, Johnny, while Bobby had had 'had', had had 'had had'. 'Had had' had had a better effect on the teacher.

[–] Underwaterbob@lemm.ee 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

While cool, I'm not clear on how one can have 'had' or 'had had'.

[–] Emma_Gold_Man@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 6 months ago

While Bobby wrote "had" on the exam, Johnny wrote "had had".

[–] someguy3@lemmy.ca 3 points 6 months ago