"When" might work, "where" won't work. The past perfect only relates to timing, 
never location.




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From: T. J. Ray <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sun, March 20, 2011 12:31:09 PM
Subject: Re: Epilogue on the Past Perfect Controversy

Brad, where Craig had had "had had," had had "had"; "had had" 
had had the examiner's approval.
This is one solution.

tj



On Sunday 03/20/2011 at 7:27 am, Edmond Wright wrote: 
As an epilogue on the Past Perfect Controversy I thought I might remind you
>of a well-known punctuation challenge. My English teacher used to produce
>this sort of thing in the last lessons before Christmas.
>
>The challenge is to make sense of the following by inserting punctuation
>marks. I have updated the names.
>
>'Brad where Craig had had had had had had had had had had had the examiner's
>approval.'
>
>I think we all, with one exception, would agree with the examiner.
>
>Edmond
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