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One for the English scholars
One for the English scholars
22-12-2010 9:26 AM
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The longest I've seen is 26 words: If it is to be so, so is it to be -as it is to be so-as to do it as it is to do
I admit I found this one on the web, and its a couple of years old.
Ok its a sentence, just, can you do better?
When faced with two choices, simply toss a coin. It works not because it settles the question for you. But because in that brief moment while the coin is in the air. You suddenly know what you are hoping for.
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22-12-2010 9:30 AM
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When faced with two choices, simply toss a coin. It works not because it settles the question for you. But because in that brief moment while the coin is in the air. You suddenly know what you are hoping for.
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22-12-2010 9:31 AM
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22-12-2010 9:36 AM
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PS. the shortest two letter sentence is: No!
I think.
When faced with two choices, simply toss a coin. It works not because it settles the question for you. But because in that brief moment while the coin is in the air. You suddenly know what you are hoping for.
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Re: One for the English scholars
22-12-2010 4:34 PM
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Quote from: jelv Another good one to try is how many times you can repeat a word (in a row) and it still make sense.
You mean something like this?
Found on the web: Ann while Bob had had had had had had had had had had had a better effect on the teacher
It need some punctuation to make it comprehensible.
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22-12-2010 4:53 PM
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john, where james had had "had," had had "had had;" "had had" had had the examiner's approval.
the new version must be american. they translated the new testament and rendered it incomprehensible.
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22-12-2010 5:03 PM
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I saw that that, that that that that that jack saw was so.
Still seems to stop at 7 though, and to be honest my head is now spinning.
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22-12-2010 5:30 PM
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The landlord of the Dog and Duck was having a new sign made. When it came back he wasn't happy with the sign and contacted the signmaker saying:
The spacing isn't the same between Dog and 'and' and 'and' and Duck
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