# Apart from "that that", are there other words that ever make sense repeated?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 30, 2012, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apart-from-that-that-are-there-other-words-that-ever-make-sense-repeated/611212 "2012-01-30T18:06:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![radar1974](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6de8d8/32.png) [@radar1974](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/radar1974)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2012, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apart-from-that-that-are-there-other-words-that-ever-make-sense-repeated/611212/141 "2012-02-08T12:43:14Z")

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A sign painter showed his work to the pub landlord who had commissioned a new sign for outside his tavern. The landlord said:

"The artwork is great, but I’m not happy about the lettering. Could you put more space between ‘Coach’ and ‘And’ and ‘And’ and ‘Horses’

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**Author:** ![ratatoskK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ratatoskk/32/2987_2.png) [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2012, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apart-from-that-that-are-there-other-words-that-ever-make-sense-repeated/611212/142 "2012-02-08T13:13:31Z")

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[The The](http://www.thethe.com/)

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