Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Punctuate This!

Just for fun. :-)

This is a fairly well-known exercise, but if you haven't seen it, it can be mind boggling. :-)

Punctuate the following to make it grammatically correct.

Peter while Paul had had had had had had had had had had had a better response from the instructor.

Answer in a couple of days unless one of you gets it first. :-)

Sharon
Posted by Sharon at 7:13 PM
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7 comments:

  1. Elizabeth McKenzieMay 20, 2009 at 8:37 PM

    Peter, while Paul had, had had, had, had had, had had a better response from the instructor. You're kidding, right? LOL

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  2. heyjudeMay 20, 2009 at 8:45 PM

    Peter, while Paul, stuttered a lot!

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  3. SharonMay 20, 2009 at 9:04 PM

    Heh, heh, heh. This was part of a copyediting test. There were a few folks who recognized it right away. I wasn't one of them. :-(

    You're on the right track, Elizabeth, and Jude...yup :-)

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  4. Casey SomethingMay 20, 2009 at 10:38 PM

    Peter, while Paul had had “had,” had had “had had”; “Had had” had had a better response from the instructor.

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  5. Casey SomethingMay 20, 2009 at 10:40 PM

    Except without that unnecessary capital. I had a period first. : )

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  6. Bish DenhamMay 21, 2009 at 8:15 AM

    I say somebody needs to rewrite that sentence!

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  7. SharonMay 21, 2009 at 9:35 AM

    Yay, Casey. :-)

    Bish, yes, rewriting a sentence is often the best way to avoid awkward or overwhelming punctuation.

    Less is best, methinks. :-)

    I'll post tonight with the both the UK and North American versions, but Casey has it. :-)

    Sharon

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