Трудности перевода: как переводится с английского предложение "James while John had had had had had had had had had had had a better effect on the teacher"?

Предложение "James while John had had had had had had had had had had had a better effect on the teacher" демонстрирует семантическую неопределенность английского глагола had и различие между философскими понятиями "употребления" слова и его "упоминания", а также важность применения синтаксических правил.

Чтобы докопаться до сути предложения, достаточно правильно расставить знаки препинания в нем: James, while John had had «had», had had «had had»; «had had» had had a better effect on the teacher. А означает это предложение следующее: В то время как Джон использовал «had», Джеймс использовал «had had»; учитель предпочел «had had».