How should you punctuate into intelligibility the following words ?
where Smith had had had Jones had had had had had had had my approval ****************************************************************** 10-30-06, 03:34 PM newnickname Where Smith had had 'had'. Jones had had 'had had'. 'Had had' had my approval.
Isn't there a similar one with 'that that that...'?
10-30-06, 04:47 PM Professor I recall a similar puzzle that asks for punctuation to render intelligible the following:
that that is is that that is not is not is that not it it is
10-30-06, 05:20 PM FredPuli
quote: Originally posted by newnickname: Where Smith had had 'had'. Jones had had 'had had'. 'Had had' had my approval.
Isn't there a similar one with 'that that that...'?
Hmm. How's about:
" Where Smith had had 'had' Jones had 'had had'; 'had had' had my approval." ?
10-30-06, 06:00 PM juanruiz
quote: Originally posted by Professor: I recall a similar puzzle that asks for punctuation to render intelligible the following:
that that is is that that is not is not is that not it it is
That that is, is. That that is not, is not. Is that not it? It is.
10-30-06, 06:14 PM Julieta Martinez I´m sorry I´m so slow. But I don´t get it.
10-30-06, 06:49 PM juanruiz Well, Julieta, how about:
El vino que vino no vino vino sino vino vinagre?
10-30-06, 07:04 PM mozart56 Similar French case. => Pronounced : mon vo vo vo vo .
How it's spelled? Mon veau vaut vos veaux.
Translation => My calf is worth your calves. Smile
10-30-06, 08:45 PM Professor jr: That is it!
10-30-06, 09:48 PM juanruiz Big Grin
10-30-06, 10:56 PM Tree Very good job Juan!
10-30-06, 11:35 PM Professor I've discovered a collection of similar problems at Punctuation Puzzles .
10-31-06, 07:15 PM dance girl re the topic of punctuation: has anyone seen the book, "Eats shoots and leaves" by Lynn Truss? The author gives some great examples of how the wrong punctuation can totally change the meaning of a sentence. I believe there is also a childrens' book out now by the same name too.
11-01-06, 06:40 PM juanruiz
quote: Originally posted by Tree: Very good job Juan!
Thank you, Tree.
11-04-06, 03:39 PM juanruiz
quote: Originally posted by dance girl: re the topic of punctuation: has anyone seen the book, "Eats shoots and leaves" by Lynn Truss? The author gives some great examples of how the wrong punctuation can totally change the meaning of a sentence. I believe there is also a childrens' book out now by the same name too.
I only got a chance to leaf through it at my sister's house, but it seemed pretty good. Now, imagine texts where all the words are written with no spaces, not only no punctuation but no word breaks, no sentence breaks, no chapter breaks. What would that be called? The mss of the Old and New Testaments.
11-04-06, 06:38 PM dance girl Hi juanruiz, Yes i think you are right re your biblical reference. And where does that leave the reader?..I think personally, with any interpretation they want to put on it, which in turn leads to argument. But so far as more modern day writings are concerned, then wouldn't that be what we refer to as "stream of consciousness"writing as in something by Viginia Wolfe, for example. Such work, I find, VERY challenging. Dance girl
11-04-06, 06:53 PM juanruiz Stream of consciousness is big in T. S. Eliot and especially James Joyce.
11-04-06, 07:04 PM dance girl thats right..both of which i find as difficult as Virginia Wolfe. I did, find though, and I don't know if you will agree, that the movie, "The Hours" was an excellent adaptation of Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Wolfe. Have you read any poetry by Dylan Thomas? A Welsh poet, who writes in the same way. When you see it on the page it is quite ordinary, BUT, when read out loud, it is really beautiful. But i guess I am getting off-topic here..i just love to discuss literature. Smile
11-04-06, 10:01 PM juanruiz Well, then post on the lit board. Would love to join you there.
11-04-06, 10:03 PM dance girl Smile Sure..good idea..look out for you there
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