Grammar test - sentence with the most repeated consecutive words

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25 October 2009, 02:02 PM

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Grammar test - sentence with the most repeated consecutive words

Without using Google what grammatically correct phrase has the same word repeated the most times.

As far as I know the same word can be repeated eleven times and be grammatically correct!

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25 October 2009, 02:13 PM

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As far as I remember it's a "had had had had had" type of construction. Can't remember the exact form, though.

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25 October 2009, 02:16 PM

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I know the "and" one.

"That pub sign's very good, but there's too much space between "Rose" and "and" and "and" and Crown".

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25 October 2009, 02:22 PM

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25 October 2009, 02:25 PM

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Would that not be bang, bang, bang ?

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25 October 2009, 02:28 PM

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25 October 2009, 02:30 PM

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When I saw you were the last poster on this thread I thought I know what this is going to say and you didn't disappoint

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25 October 2009, 05:21 PM

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25 October 2009, 06:23 PM

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No, that's the word with the most 'u's in.........

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU UUUCK!!!!!!!!

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25 October 2009, 08:43 PM

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John, whereas Peter, had had, "had", had had "had had". "Had had", had had the most marks in the exam.

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25 October 2009, 08:44 PM

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Your joking

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25 October 2009, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Trout

John, whereas Peter, had had, "had", had had "had had". "Had had", had had the most marks in the exam.

Call me old-fashioned, but I make that two sentences.

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25 October 2009, 10:40 PM

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I know - that is why the question said phrase not sentence

I also think it would still be grammatically correct if the full stop became a semi-colon, so one sentence.

PS Still trying to decide on drawing of final design!

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25 October 2009, 10:42 PM

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Actually Telboy I am not - however I do realise I have entered an extra comma - can you spot which one it is?

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25 October 2009, 10:44 PM

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Your joking

...and actually is it "you're joking'

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25 October 2009, 10:53 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Trout

I know - that is why the question said phrase not sentence

I also think it would still be grammatically correct if the full stop became a semi-colon, so one sentence.

PS Still trying to decide on drawing of final design!

Your thread title said "sentence".

I think there are two superfluous commas.

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25 October 2009, 11:46 PM

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Fair cop

Thinking you could be right on the commas front - maybe

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26 October 2009, 10:55 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Trout

John, whereas Peter, had had, "had", had had "had had". "Had had", had had the most marks in the exam.

The version I grew up with may not be gramatically correct because it contains an error?

In an English exam: -

Smith, where Jones had had, had had "had had had" had had "had had"; had had had had the examininer's approval.

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