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Rewriting to avoid "had had" is almost always a good idea. It reads even more terribly than it sounds. The easy way out is to use a contraction: I'd had enough of this nonsense and was ready...
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2019-12-08T01:53:36Z (about 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
Rewriting to avoid "had had" is almost always a good idea. It reads even more terribly than it sounds. The easy way out is to use a contraction: > I'd had enough of this nonsense and was ready to move on. ...but that's a little cheap. Depending on the context of the quote, you have several options: > Having had enough of this nonsense, I was ready to move on. > > I was fed up with this nonsense and ready to move on. > > "Damn this nonsense and twirl my whiskers," I said, fully prepared and capable of moving along.
#1: Imported from external source
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2011-09-01T04:45:15Z (over 13 years ago)
Original score: 21