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Dalam penelitian yang memperlihatkan bagaimana orang-orang menafsirkan informasi dalam lingkungannya, kalimat ini dipakai untuk mendemonstrasikan bagaimana keputusan yang seenaknya bisa mengubah arti secara drastis, analogis terhadap bagaimana perubahan tanda baca dan kutipan dalam kalimat menunjukkan bahwa guru bisa memilih antara jawaban James dan jawaban John. ('James, while John had had "had," had...', atau 'James, while John had had "had had,"...')