This sentence is correct.
[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Buffalo_sentence_1_parse_tree.svg/320px-Buffalo_sentence_1_parse_tree.svg.png[/img]
[b]S[/b] - Sentence
[b]NP[/b] - Noun Phrase
[b]RC[/b] - Relative Clause
[b]VP[/b] - Verb Phrase
[b]NP[/b] - Noun Phrase
[b]PN[/b] - Proper Noun
[b]N[/b] - Noun
[b]V[/b] - Verb
Formulated in 1976 by William J. Rapaport, a professor at the University of Buffalo, was created to show how homonyms and homophones can create a confusing sentence with a nearly indecipherable meaning.
How does it work?
Imagine it this way:
'[b]B[/b]uffalo', with a big 'B', is a proper adjective describing the 'buffalo' directly after it. Thus, 'buffalo's directly following '[b]B[/b]uffalo's are your average buffalo mammal. Any buffalo not following '[b]B[/b]uffalo' are therefor verbs. What does buffalo mean? To bully. And so, the end product is this:
[Those] (Buffalo buffalo) [whom] (Buffalo buffalo) buffalo, buffalo (Buffalo buffalo).
OR
[Those] buffalo(es) from Buffalo [that are intimidated by] buffalo(es) from Buffalo intimidate buffalo(es) from Buffalo.
OR
Bison from Buffalo, New York, who are intimidated by other bison in their community also happen to intimidate other bison in their community.
OR
THE buffalo FROM Buffalo WHO ARE buffaloed BY buffalo FROM Buffalo ALSO buffalo THE buffalo FROM Buffalo.
More info can be found here: [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_buffalo_buffalo_buffalo_buffalo_buffalo_buffalo[/url]
We have a failure of the English language here, gentlemen.
Ah Shi-
*black fucking hole*
Interesting though, I never completely noticed anything that.
Even with that explanation I remain confused. I am unsure whether the City, the animal, or something else is being talked about.
That that is is that that is not is not is that it it is
[QUOTE=SigmaLambda;18537807]I prefer Yak[/QUOTE]
you're a yak
Jesus Christ.
James while John had had had had had had had had had had had a better effect on the teacher
[url]http://buffaloremix.ytmnd.com/[/url]
Best sentence in existence.
Cool, still don'[t get it though =[
Well played good sir, well played.
:golfclap:
The feck?
It feels like I was just knocked upside the head with a cricket bat.
Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana
I expected more of a ban me thread. Now my head hurts.
I came in expecting only a picture if the xzibit meme. I was pleasantly surprised.
[QUOTE=Demolitions2;18538028]I came in expecting only a picture if the xzibit meme. I was pleasantly surprised.[/QUOTE]
Masochistic.
A bison is not a Buffalo! [/taxonomy]
[QUOTE=doomkiwi;18538118]A bison is not a Buffalo! [/taxonomy][/QUOTE]
Oh dear.
Fixed.
Holy shit my friend was bugging me about this a few days ago
:psyduck:
Deja vu, someone posted the same thing a year ago.
I am so using this on an english paper.
Thought this was a troll thread.
edit: WOOT 100th POST MOTHER FUCKERS!
I went to the wikipedia article and now I get it :D
[editline]07:32PM[/editline]
Basically it's saying that the buffalo of Buffalo whom the buffalo of Buffalo buffalo(verb) are the ones who buffalo(verb) the buffalo of Buffalo.
Took me 6 minutes and wikipedia and now I get it. I feel so damn smart.
also, malo malo malo malo
Buffalo no longer looks like a real word to me. :frown:
What is this sorcery. :byodood:
[QUOTE=lemon_lover;18537849]James while John had had had had had had had had had had had a better effect on the teacher[/QUOTE]
fuck english broke
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