O.K. He helped write a dictionary so he always quizes us on worplay things.
He asked us to figure out this sentence (Yes, it is a sentence.)
That that is is that that is not is not that it is that that it is.
I kind of get it... @_@
2007-12-08 10:51:46 · 6 answers · asked by Bastion 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
That, that is, is that, that is not, is not that, it is that, that it is.
what, is a grape, is a grape, an plum is not, plum isn't a grape, it is a plum, that is a plum.
that = grape
not that = plum
is helps to imagine an object and something that isn't the same. just have to say it slow and put the pauses in the right spaces
2007-12-08 10:58:48 · answer #1 · answered by lephoenixmourant 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Her is how I would parse it:
That that is, is; that that is not, is not that; it is that; that it is.
I don't like the end, but I played with it for quite a while, and that's my best shot.
2007-12-08 19:04:41 · answer #2 · answered by Lisa B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Seems to compare two phrases and indicates which is accurate
"That..that is (given that)..is that THAT IS NOT (truth)" ...is not (the same as)... "that it is that THAT IT IS (false)"
"That is not" is true and "That it is" is false within the context of the statement.
Maybe??? :oP
2007-12-08 20:01:54 · answer #3 · answered by Dale P 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That that is, is. That that is not, is not that it is that, that that it is.
Not at all sure about this.
Give him this very similar one:
That that is is that that is not is not is that not so.
Hope this helps.
2007-12-08 19:27:26 · answer #4 · answered by SKCave 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is not=true
That it is=false
2007-12-10 21:56:16 · answer #5 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That- is NOT, not. It is "that"
2007-12-08 19:00:32 · answer #6 · answered by divaL 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋