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Sentence #4467561

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 brauchinet brauchinet August 23, 2015 August 23, 2015 at 6:04:01 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

That's the entry with the most 'thats' on Tatoeba!

Ooneykcall Ooneykcall August 23, 2015, edited August 23, 2015 August 23, 2015 at 7:18:37 PM UTC, edited August 23, 2015 at 7:20:44 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

(How do you know that?)
Clumsy somewhat, but not a mistake, that. Tenses, though, I'll need to have them checked by my native speaking acquaintances before translating.

Also, Tom told me to tell you he enjoys seeing these stoaty sentences being translated and wonders if you could pay a bit of attention to them occasionally. :)

brauchinet brauchinet August 24, 2015 August 24, 2015 at 6:41:35 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

> How do you know that?
I admit it was a guess and I was wrong:
There are four more "sentences" with seven thats.
[#1685980]
[#1487960]
[#1152753]
[#347798]
At least there is none with more than seven thats.

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Tom thinks he discovered that stoats have a language previously unknown to humans, that is so complex that even after years of study he barely mastered the basic vocabulary. In reality, stoats fooled him into thinking that so that he didn't realise the truth, which is that they have been talking to him telepathically all that time.

added by Ooneykcall, August 23, 2015