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04-23-2008, 06:25 PM
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Grammatical Brain Teaser
You can make the following into grammatically correct English merely by adding punctuation. You may not change the word order, nor add or subtract any words. Don't cheat by searching the web. It'll be more fun that way. 
that that is is that that is not is not is that it it is |
04-23-2008, 06:30 PM
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Re: Grammatical Brain Teaser
that! that is. is that? that is not! is not!!!! is that it? it is.
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04-23-2008, 06:32 PM
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Re: Grammatical Brain Teaser
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that! that is. is that? that is not! is not!!!! is that it? it is.
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Close, but no cigar. OK, I guess it is valid, but there are other correct options too.
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04-23-2008, 06:35 PM
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Re: Grammatical Brain Teaser
that that is, is that that is not, is not. is that it? it is.
i have no idea, lolz
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04-23-2008, 06:36 PM
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Re: Grammatical Brain Teaser
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that that is, is that that is not, is not. is that it? it is.
i have no idea, lolz
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Uh, not so much. When it is correct, it will make sense when read aloud.
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Re: Grammatical Brain Teaser
meh.. my brain hurts from lack of sleep- it made sense to me at the moment, hahaha
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04-23-2008, 06:41 PM
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Re: Grammatical Brain Teaser
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You can make the following into grammatically correct English merely by adding punctuation. You may not change the word order, nor add or subtract any words. Don't cheat by searching the web. It'll be more fun that way.
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That, that is, is. That, that is not, is not. Is that it? It is.
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