| quote = Suppose I decide that I wish to make up a sentence containing eleven occurrences of the word 'had' in a row ...}}</ref>
Jasper Fforde uses a variation of the phrase legitimately in his book ''The Well of Lost Plots'', demonstrating its potential usage within ordinary books (as well as emphasising how confusing even syntactically correct language can be):
<blockquote>"Okay" said the Bellman, whose head was in danger of falling apart like a chocolate orange, "let me get this straight: ''David Copperfield'', unlike ''Pilgrim’s Progress'', which had had 'had', had had 'had had'. 'Had had' had had TGC’s approval?"<ref name="Fforde">
| quote = 'Okay' said the Bellman, whose head was in danger of falling apart like a chocolate orange, 'let me get this straight: David Copperfield, unlike Pilgrim’s Progress, which had had 'had', had had 'had had'. 'Had had' had had TGC’s approval?'}}</ref></blockquote>
