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[–] cornshark 15 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 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.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago