Resol van Lemmy@lemmy.world to Wikipedia@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoJames while John had had had had had had had had had had had a better effect on the teacheren.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up170arrow-down10
arrow-up170arrow-down1external-linkJames while John had had had had had had had had had had had a better effect on the teacheren.wikipedia.orgResol van Lemmy@lemmy.world to Wikipedia@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square17fedilink
minus-squareNOT_RICK@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·11 months agoThis and that Buffalo sentence prove English is dumb
minus-squareKühlschrank@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·10 months agoNot just English https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion-Eating_Poet_in_the_Stone_Den
minus-squareprime_number_314159@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·10 months agoYou only believe this because you haven’t seen the alternative. Listen to a reading of The Lion-Eating Poet in the Stone Den.
minus-squareToday@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·11 months agoWhat’s the buffalo sentence?
minus-squareccunning@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·11 months agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_buffalo_Buffalo_buffalo_buffalo_buffalo_Buffalo_buffalo
minus-squarePlum@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·11 months ago“Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo”
minus-squareResol van Lemmy@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·11 months agoI know the police one. Police police police police police police police police If you know the context of each time the word police is said, you might understand the sentence better. But yeah, English is stupid.
minus-squareFUsername@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·10 months agoThen, there is also this: https://cdn.someecards.com/someecards/usercards/MjAxMy0wYTUyZGQyMTFlMTVlMTA5.png
This and that Buffalo sentence prove English is dumb
Not just English https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion-Eating_Poet_in_the_Stone_Den
You only believe this because you haven’t seen the alternative. Listen to a reading of The Lion-Eating Poet in the Stone Den.
What’s the buffalo sentence?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_buffalo_Buffalo_buffalo_buffalo_buffalo_Buffalo_buffalo
“Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo”
I know the police one.
Police police police police police police police police
If you know the context of each time the word police is said, you might understand the sentence better.
But yeah, English is stupid.
Then, there is also this: https://cdn.someecards.com/someecards/usercards/MjAxMy0wYTUyZGQyMTFlMTVlMTA5.png