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I have a "friend" learning English, doing well and asked why I had had to say, "...had had." It sparked a conversation. I ended up offering him this dilemma to sort out ..."Does that that mean that that 'that' that that new kid used may not be that correct?"
Quote from: DirtDawg on July 24, 2023, 04:21:14 PMI have a "friend" learning English, doing well and asked why I had had to say, "...had had." It sparked a conversation. I ended up offering him this dilemma to sort out ..."Does that that mean that that 'that' that that new kid used may not be that correct?" This one, btw, I would have returned to the writer to punctuate. There are constructs like it in every language I speak.