James while John had had had had had had had had had had had a better effect on the teacher
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"James while John had had had had had had had had had had had a better effect on the teacher" is an English sentence used to demonstrate lexical ambiguity and the necessity of punctuation, stress, and pauses found in speech.
The sentence is much easier to understand with added punctuation and emphasis:
- James, while John had had "had", had had "had had"; "had had" had had a better effect on the teacher.
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