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Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo; a very valid, grammatically correct sentence composed entirely of the world 'buffalo'.

"Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo." is a grammatically valid sentence in theEnglish language, used as an example of how homonyms and homophones can be used to create complicated linguistic constructs. It has been discussed in literature since 1972 when the sentence was used by William J. Rapaport, an associate professor at the University at Buffalo.

This guy obviously liked Buffalo, or his buffaloes... or buffaloing.



The word buffalo has lost all meaning for me right now.

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Sorry, but I consider their explanation to be a serious sentence fail.
If they can't explain it without additional fill in words, then I don't believe it's a 'grammatically correct sentence'. As the only explanation which makes sense requires additional fill in words, the sentence in my opinion is a fail.

Btw : I rather suspect the 'associate' professor said rubbish to see what type of response he got.

So the process seems to be:

Identify a word that's both a noun and a verb (and possible a proper name).

Try to say that word as many times as possible in a sentence. Rearrange it until it works.

Celebrate your time wasted with a bottle of champagne.

: D

Allow me to try!

Lifts' lifted lifts' lifts lift lifts' lifts lifting lifts' lift's lifts' lifts' lifted lifts.
N - V - N - N - V - N - N- V- N - N - N- N- V - N

To explain my sentence using external words:

Elevators which are lifting their own elevators' elevators, lift their own smaller elevators's elevators, which themselves are lifting their own elevators' elevator, which contains elevators contained within another set of elevators' lifted elevators.

Beat that Mr. Buffalo teacher.

Imagine the studipity you could have with the word Darwin.

Originally Posted by Rustgold

Imagine the studipity you could have with the word Darwin.

not much, since Darwin to my knowledge is strictly a noun, only referring to the scientist and the city in Australia named after him. in most cases, for this to work the word used has to function as both an animate plural noun (i.e lifts) and a transitive verb (i.e lifts). although i'd be interested to see me prove me wrong regarding 'darwin'.

The sentence is gramatically correct, but is incredibly difficult to read. I wouldn't score it very high on readability, which is a completely different writing concern.

Of bigger concern here is the proliferation of buffalo-on-buffalo hate crimes, which has been on the rise since the early 70s.

but is incredibly difficult to read. I wouldn't score it very high on readability,

Good God man, there is only one word in it, how much simpler to read could it get?

As to the delusional idiosyncrasies of the moment, a suggested escape from the buffalo.

Fast, fast, fast, fast, fast, fast, fast, fast, fast, fast, fast.

Fast (Noun, Verb, Adverb, Adjective) – incorrect time, musical tempo, conductivity of a surface, pace of movement, hurried and brief visit, the resistance to change, unrestrained by convection or morality, length of exposure, held firm or close, food delivery, abstaining from food.

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