Punctuation challenge

MattcAnderson · 2014-10-04, 14:19

Hi math people,

I have a fun puzzle for you today.

Add punctuation to the following sentence .

John while Jane had had had had had had had had had had had a better effect on the teacher.

Good luck.
Regards,
Matt

legendarymudkip · 2014-10-04, 14:56

John, while Jane had had "had", had had "had had"; "had had" had had a better effect on the teacher.

Heard this a few times before.

LaurV · 2014-10-05, 06:28

This is a nice one. However, far behind of my ability to solve it.
So, I had had read the spoiler :D

retina · 2014-10-05, 07:13

There is also the 16 ands thread.

xilman · 2014-10-05, 09:30

That that is is that that is not is not that that is not is not that that is that that is is not that that is not

Uncwilly · 2014-10-05, 13:45

Using the [URL="http://lolsnaps.com/funny/105758/"]Shatner[/URL] comma.

John, while, Jane, had, had, had, had, had, had, had, had, had, had, had, a better, effect, on, the teacher.

only_human · 2014-10-05, 15:01

Reed and Red's redes, read "read Reed and Red's redes."

xilman · 2014-10-05, 20:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by only_human

Reed and Red's redes, read "read Reed and Red's redes."

Dearest creature of creation ...

I'll leave you to dig out the rest of the poem, which exists in several slightly varying forms.

Suffice to say that I do not know anyone, myself included, who can read out aloud the entire work without making several pauses and / or mistakes. The best I ever managed was three mistakes which had to be corrected, though I made them straight away.

One version rhymes "chicory" with "Terpsichore"; another has a line begining "Reading Reading, ..."

Paul

only_human · 2014-10-05, 21:18

That was fun; thanks for the reference. Here are nine minutes of it in an American accent. I only recently learned the pronunciation of "quay" from a Doctor Who episode. Silently reading along, while listening to this speaker, I still made several errors and also hadn't known the pronunciation of several words.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=y51qdpA0WoA

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chaos

2014-10-04, 14:19	#1
MattcAnderson "Matthew Anderson" Dec 2010 Oregon, USA 320₁₆ Posts	Punctuation challenge Hi math people, I have a fun puzzle for you today. Add punctuation to the following sentence . John while Jane had had had had had had had had had had had a better effect on the teacher. Good luck. Regards, Matt

2014-10-05, 15:01	#7
only_human "Gang aft agley" Sep 2002 2·1,877 Posts	Reed and Red's redes, read "read Reed and Red's redes." Last fiddled with by only_human on 2014-10-05 at 15:06

2014-10-05, 21:18	#9
only_human "Gang aft agley" Sep 2002 2·1,877 Posts	That was fun; thanks for the reference. Here are nine minutes of it in an American accent. I only recently learned the pronunciation of "quay" from a Doctor Who episode. Silently reading along, while listening to this speaker, I still made several errors and also hadn't known the pronunciation of several words. http://youtube.com/watch?v=y51qdpA0WoA http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chaos Last fiddled with by only_human on 2014-10-05 at 21:42 Reason: Added Wikipedia link.

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2014-10-04, 14:56	#2
legendarymudkip Jun 2014 2³·3·5 Posts	John, while Jane had had "had", had had "had had"; "had had" had had a better effect on the teacher. Heard this a few times before.

2014-10-05, 06:28	#3
LaurV Romulan Interpreter Jun 2011 Thailand 9611₁₀ Posts	This is a nice one. However, far behind of my ability to solve it. So, I had had read the spoiler :D

2014-10-05, 07:13	#4
retina Undefined "The unspeakable one" Jun 2006 My evil lair 2²·1,549 Posts	There is also the 16 ands thread.

2014-10-05, 09:30	#5
xilman Bamboozled! "𒉺𒌌𒇷𒆷𒀭" May 2003 Down not across 10,753 Posts	That that is is that that is not is not that that is not is not that that is that that is is not that that is not

2014-10-05, 13:45	#6
Uncwilly 6809 > 6502 """"""""""""""""""" Aug 2003 101×103 Posts 263A₁₆ Posts	Using the [URL="http://lolsnaps.com/funny/105758/"]Shatner[/URL] comma. John, while, Jane, had, had, had, had, had, had, had, had, had, had, had, a better, effect, on, the teacher.