Macmillan Holdings, LLC. Grammar Girl, Grammar Girl's, QDnow, and Quick and Dirty Tips are all trademarks of Macmillan Holdings, LLC. Are “is is” and “had had” acceptable? Ioe grammar I thought of this while typing "...you have to come in in a certain way to park". I love double words! http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/double-is-double-has.aspx?commentid=21240#Comments http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/double-is-double-has.aspx?commentid=21240#Comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:21:18 GMT Grammar Girl grammar The double "for" is, indeed, another problem. I just wrote this sentence and am pondering how to fix it. "I just stumbled across something in the 'Chicago Manual of Style' that I've been looking for for years." http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/double-is-double-has.aspx?commentid=18401#Comments http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/double-is-double-has.aspx?commentid=18401#Comments Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:26:49 GMT lorvy grammar why this subject double word not given more attention in school? Is'nt it important? http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/double-is-double-has.aspx?commentid=18394#Comments http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/double-is-double-has.aspx?commentid=18394#Comments Thu, 13 Aug 2009 07:33:23 GMT Jon grammar Hi, does anyone know the grammatical term for this doubling up of words? http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/double-is-double-has.aspx?commentid=17239#Comments http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/double-is-double-has.aspx?commentid=17239#Comments Mon, 01 Jun 2009 04:02:47 GMT Larry grammar For years, I've been irritated by people - presumably well educated people - saying "is is that." I couldn't believe it. I CAN'T believe it. It makes my skin crawl. I understand differences in dialect, or figures of speech, or colloquialisms, but this is just BAD. What's worse is that our new PRESIDENT is doing it!!! And it's not just a slip of the tongue. He has done it repeatedly. do a Google search on Obama and "is is that." How many results do you think you'll get. How many will you get 3 months from now, 6 months, a year... http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/double-is-double-has.aspx?commentid=16253#Comments http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/double-is-double-has.aspx?commentid=16253#Comments Thu, 26 Mar 2009 04:10:30 GMT Andre grammar Here's one I came across today that used "for for": "It's something this community has longed for for a long time". http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/double-is-double-has.aspx?commentid=14760#Comments http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/double-is-double-has.aspx?commentid=14760#Comments Fri, 14 Nov 2008 04:18:14 GMT Lisa grammar I was surprised to hear you say that the phrase "que sera, sera" was Spanish. When I was a kid, my mom often played a record of Doris Day singing "Que Sera, Sera". I always thought it was just poor pronunciation of French (my first language). The phrase "que sera, sera" translated into French literally means "what will be, will be". Though, I do concede the meaning of the phrase is very similar in Spanish, and as far as the Doris Day version is concerned, the accentuation of the vowels is more consistent with Spanish than French. http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/double-is-double-has.aspx?commentid=14733#Comments http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/double-is-double-has.aspx?commentid=14733#Comments Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:28:04 GMT Robert grammar Only one small comment. When you reffered to the sentence “What he is is a complete jerk.” You should use a comma between the 'is'. As when you spoke those words, you actually broke between the words. Speaking should be a very good sign for your puncuation. When reading or speaking, breaking the space reinforces the two seperate clauses combines to form a single sentence. http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/double-is-double-has.aspx?commentid=14634#Comments http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/double-is-double-has.aspx?commentid=14634#Comments Fri, 07 Nov 2008 02:14:39 GMT Steve Reynolds grammar I knew a guy who would never fail to respond with "You said doodoo." "Do you make stupid comments?" "I do do that." He should better not have done that. http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/double-is-double-has.aspx?commentid=14548#Comments http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/double-is-double-has.aspx?commentid=14548#Comments Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:27:51 GMT Tim grammar This subject brought to mind something that was so mind jarring, I have never forgotten it. Many years ago, I read a book by a fairly well-known author, though at this time I cannot remember who it was. However, I can clearly remember that he wrote a line following this form: "The object that the character had had had been better than the one he now had." The author then interrupted the prose to put in parentheses the statement ("had had had" Now there's an interesting construction for you!) Grammar girl often recommends clarifying correct but awkward grammar to avoid disrupting the reader. Actually interrupting a novel to intentionally point out an awkward phrase was particularly stunning. Has anyone seen this? Does anyone remember the book / author? Probably only me... http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/double-is-double-has.aspx?commentid=14541#Comments http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/double-is-double-has.aspx?commentid=14541#Comments Thu, 30 Oct 2008 12:47:40 GMT Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:21:18 GMT http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/double-is-double-has.aspx feedback@quickanddirtytips.com (Managing Editor) feedback@quickanddirtytips.com (Webmaster) en-us