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Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo (en.wikipedia.org)

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"Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo" is a grammatically correct sentence in English that is often presented as an example of how homonyms and homophones can be used to create complicated linguistic constructs through lexical ambiguity. It has been discussed in literature in various forms since 1967, when it appeared in Dmitri Borgmann's Beyond Language: Adventures in Word and Thought.

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[–] zabadoh@ani.social 3 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

This sentence could use Oxford commas, not to mention at least one preposition.

[–] tpihkal@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

It's always made more sense to me when I add a "that" in the first half.

[–] dave@feddit.uk 1 points 2 weeks ago

There’s no list—where would an Oxford comma go?

[–] MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Ridiculously stupid.

[–] YaDownWitCPP@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Sure, it's been going on for years. Is someone finally going to do something about it?

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 weeks ago

https://isotropic.org/papers/chicken.pdf