I keep hearing people who do not ordinarily stutter or stammer say "is is" when they mean "is". Is this a known mental disorder?
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3What it is is a problem, for some people. Here's some data, and here's some analysis. Both from this post in Language Log, which has been covering this new vagary of English syntax for a long time. – John Lawler Mar 06 '14 at 20:44
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"It depends on what the meaning of the word 'is' is." - Bill Clinton – Elliott Frisch Mar 06 '14 at 21:10