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Snow
06-24-2007, 04:16 PM
First one to figure it out without google gets points.

God
06-24-2007, 05:17 PM
It's a correct sentence that was written by some guy at the U of Buffalo. No google, it was on Digg like a week ago jackhole.

insan3
06-24-2007, 07:48 PM
How is it a complete sentence?

Snow
06-24-2007, 10:01 PM
It's a correct sentence that was written by some guy at the U of Buffalo. No google, it was on Digg like a week ago jackhole.

I don't use digg.

Nicky
06-25-2007, 12:10 AM
How is it a complete sentence?
That's what I would like to know.

Zetex
06-25-2007, 12:14 AM
"Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo" is a grammatically correct sentence used as an example of how homonyms and homophones can be used to create complicated constructs. It has been discussed in the literature since 1972 when the sentence was used by William J. Rapaport, currently 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. Sentences of this type, although not in such a refined form, have been known for a long time. A classic example is the proverb "Don't trouble trouble until trouble troubles you".



Yes, I wikipediad it

Heyyou27
06-25-2007, 12:14 AM
http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/2064/buffalobuffalowg4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Nicky
06-25-2007, 12:18 AM
Oh...

Natus Lumen
06-25-2007, 10:43 PM
That is so odd.

gussa
06-25-2007, 10:45 PM
like buffalo

Nicky
06-25-2007, 10:56 PM
That should be a song title...

gussa
06-25-2007, 11:09 PM
how can you have a verb following a verb?

Nicky
06-25-2007, 11:10 PM
You mean a noun following a noun?

Drunken_Shinobi
06-25-2007, 11:15 PM
This is just weird in so many ways.

gussa
06-25-2007, 11:21 PM
You mean a noun following a noun?
both!
The sentence goes
proper noun - noun - proper noun - noun - verb - verb - proper noun - noun.

Nicky
06-25-2007, 11:26 PM
Hmm...

Snow
06-26-2007, 08:43 PM
both!
The sentence goes
proper noun - noun - proper noun - noun - verb - verb - proper noun - noun.

Buffalo buffalo that the Buffalo Buffalo buffalo also buffalo Buffalo buffalo.

gussa
06-26-2007, 10:42 PM
i still dont get how buffalo can be used as a verb..

Nicky
06-26-2007, 10:44 PM
Neither do I.

Drunken_Shinobi
06-27-2007, 08:42 PM
i still dont get how buffalo can be used as a verb..
Oh come on...you know, "I buffalo, you buffalo, it's buffalo!"....yeah you're right I can't seem to get that.

happylittleClayFox
06-28-2007, 02:59 PM
It means to either intimidate or baffle someone. Buffalo becomes baffle or vice versa.