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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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Is is...that that

What my point is is that that we must do something to help the homeless.

Is the above sentence grammatical, and if so, are double "is" and double "that" natural in the above?
  

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Anonymous Is the above sentence grammatical No. Too many 'that's. Anonymous are double "is" and double "that" natural in the above?

— Mister Micawber

  • Anonymous Is the above sentence grammatical No.
  • Too many 'that's.
  • Anonymous are double "is" and double "that" natural in the above?
  • Double 'is' is common enough in conversation.
  • It is a style problem.
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AnonymousIs the above sentence grammatical
No. Too many 'that's.
Anonymous are double "is" and double "that" natural in the above?
Double 'is' is common enough in conversation. It is a style problem. Anyone who wrote that would edit it:

My point is is that we must do something to help the homeless.
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A double 'is' is correct in the rather clunky What my point is is that ... .
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Mister MicawberAnyone who wrote that would edit it:My point is is that we must do something to help the homeless.
I would edit that as shown above.
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fivejedjonI would edit that as shown above.
So would I.
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