Do you ever say "had had"? (speech, strange, people)

[EverBlack]

I don't. I find it really awkward.

[AksarbeN]

No I don't don't say things like that that while talking with others........ However I might say other stupid things at times. And I never never say "you know what I mean" .......................

I have a strange problem similar to dyslexic where I don’t always pronounce a word correctly when speaking to others. So I try very hard to avoid making errors in speech.

[Miss Hepburn]

''I had had a hot dog once...I did what others did and tried mustard on it.''

Yes, I do. Yanowhatimeen?

[scratchie]

Why wouldn't I? It's a perfectly valid grammatical construction. "I asked him if he had had the measles as a child."

[Miss Hepburn]

Originally Posted by scratchie

Why wouldn't I? It's a perfectly valid grammatical construction.
"I asked him if he had had the measles as a child."

Yes, why didn't I think of that sentence...much better.

[rainroosty]

A perfect and correct sentence:

"James, while John had had "had", had had "had had"; "had had" had had a better effect on the teacher."

[Bluesmama]

Not common for me but I've caught myself saying that a few times.

I say "ain't" a lot more than I should, that's for sure.

[scratchie]

"Caught"? Do people actually think this is incorrect English?

[PegE]

In the right circumstances "had had" is correct. It is the past participle of the verb "have".

[wit-nit]

Originally Posted by PegE

In the right circumstances "had had" is correct. It is the past participle of the verb "have".

Correct