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[Crow]

"Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo" is a grammatically valid sentence in the English 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.[1] It was posted to Linguist List by Rapaport in 1992.[2] It was also featured in Steven Pinker's 1994 book The Language Instinct as an example of a sentence that is "seemingly nonsensical" but grammatical.[3]
The sentence's intended meaning becomes clearer when it's understood that it uses the city of Buffalo, New York and the somewhat-uncommon verb "to buffalo" (meaning "to bully or intimidate"), and when the punctuation and grammar is expanded so that the sentence reads as follows: "Buffalo buffalo that Buffalo buffalo buffalo, buffalo Buffalo buffalo." The meaning becomes even clearer when synonyms are used: "Buffalo-origin bison that other Buffalo bison intimidate, themselves bully Buffalo bison."

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_buffalo_Buffalo_buffalo_buffalo_buffalo_Buffalo_buffalo

[Shadow]

So what you're saying is the English language was invented by advanced trolls?... O.o

[Svarog]

Haha, long live the ones who have nothing better to do than buffalo, for without them this would be a very buffalo world.

[wannabe012]

How did my English teacher miss this in school?

[Zlogonje]

I suppose just by reading it, you can see that it makes a great deal of sense. Not the sentence itself, but the way the words interact.

[Sin]

Haha, my teacher taught me that Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo

[Paradox]

Have to say, this is a new one for me.

[AnonALion]

(07-17-2012 02:16 AM)Shadow Wrote:  So what you're saying is the English language was invented by advanced trolls?... O.o

English -was- invented as a spy language which comprised the several languages around Europe during it's conception.