The Buffalo Sentence
Have you ever heard the sentence:
“Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo.”
Did you know that it is considered grammatically correct? (Hint: it uses tons of homonyms and homophones!) Read more about the sentence here on Wikipedia.
And listen to Ryan Whalen, Co-founder of Mango Languages, and other Mangoes discuss this concept. We’ll certainly have your head spinning!
3 Responses to The Buffalo Sentence
February 5th, 2010 at 1:33am
Not to forget of course that you can reiterate subordination forever – how long can you go?
February 5th, 2010 at 8:38am
In Spanish to say “I eat how I eat. What do you mean, I eat how I eat? I eat how I eat!” you can say,
“Como cómo como. Cómo, ¿cómo como? ¡Como cómo como!
February 8th, 2010 at 5:22pm
Kimberly, now where did you get that interesting piece of information? Did someone tip you off? Here’s a French one:
Si ton tonton tond ton tonton, ton tonton sera tondu.
“If your uncle shears your uncle, your uncle’ll be shorn.”