Can you work this out?

[poohcarrot]

Punctuate

John Where Jane Had Had Had Had Had Had Had Was The Correct Answer

[bikkit]

Even more:

John, where jane had had 'had' had had 'had had' . 'Had had' had had the better mark

also:

put a bigger gap between john and and and and and sons

[poohcarrot]

Even more:

John, where jane had had 'had' had had 'had had' . 'Had had' had had the better mark

No it doesn't, because I don't think you can use three "far past" past perfects without reference to a "near past" point of time. The last had had would surely have had to be a had. Yours is still better than mine though Bikkit, but I make it 10 "hads" not 11.

(what do you mean by a bigger gap? Do you mean "John Andand and Andand Sons"?)

[bikkit]

no tht was just the scentece. it's one of those punctuate thingys

[swreader]

That is "is". That is not "is not". Is that it? It is.

Puncutuate:

That Is Is That Is Not Is Not Is That It It Is

Sorry, Pooh. That isn't the answer.

Correctly puncuated, it makes gramatical and logical sense--which your use of quotation marks dosen't. (Hint-- there are quotation marks, but not where you've placed them.)

[poohcarrot]

SW you say to me "I have a question. What does that say over there? My eyes are bad. Does it say "is" or "is not"?"

I say, "That is "is". That is not "is not". Is that it?"

You say, "It is."

Why doesn't that make logic sense?

[Quark]

I don't care whether it's grammatical or not. I wouldn't be seen dead writing like that .

[swreader]

Pooh, this was in Charley (the movie version of Flowers for Algernon) He constructed it while he was in the genius stage and totally stumped his teacher (and me).

I think you'll agree that this is a somewhat better punctuation that doesn't need a bizarre situation (any one who can see well enough to read can tell the difference between "is" and "is not" - if they can read the words at all.) That's my quarrel with the "logic" of your punctatioin.

The correct answer, which is rather elegant I think, is:

That is, is. That is not, is not. "Is that it?" "It is."

[poohcarrot]

Fair enough.

Punctuate this one (which I'm sure you all know).
Men and women tend to punctuate this differently.

Woman without her man is nothing

[Ponder Stibbons]

Men and women tend to punctuate this differently.

I wonder why

[mystmoon]

I'll take the fall,
Women without her. Man is nothing

[poohcarrot]

Woman without her man, is nothing.

See?

[Batty]

Woman. Without her, Man is nothing.

[Danny B]

Woman without! Herman is nothing...

I like the gender neutral position of my version. I rather like the note of danger the exclamation mark lends it, as well. Not to mention the slur against poor Herman.

[Ponder Stibbons]

Don't answer this if you've read Brisingr/Eldest!

What herb is said to heal all wounds?