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catch22@programming.dev to Languages and Linguistics | Polyglots, Language Learners and Linguists!@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

Why English Is So Hard To Learn

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Why English Is So Hard To Learn

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catch22@programming.dev to Languages and Linguistics | Polyglots, Language Learners and Linguists!@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago
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    On the exam, Johnny, while Bobby had had ‘had’, had had ‘had had’. ‘Had had’ had had a better effect on the teacher.

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      While cool, I’m not clear on how one can have ‘had’ or ‘had had’.

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        While Bobby wrote “had” on the exam, Johnny wrote “had had”.

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      I hate you.

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