"Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo" is a grammatically correct sentence in English that is often presented as an example of how homonyms and homophones can be used to create complicated linguistic constructs through lexical ambiguity.

[–] Stern@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Do love me some annoying wordplay, like the Chinese poem Lion-Eating Poet in the Stone Den

[–] Static_Rocket@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I feel like there needs to be a comma somewhere in that sentence but I don't know why...

[–] NathanUp@lemmy.ml 11 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Before the last word.

[–] Static_Rocket@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

That's my first thought, but my brain keeps trying to inject one immediately following "Surely." No idea why.

[–] TehBamski@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago

Knowing there should be a comma in the sentence, is half the battle. Knowing why... is the other half.

[–] DogPeePoo@lemm.ee 5 points 5 months ago

Nayeth, though thou hath thoroughly thought thots through.

[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 5 months ago

...I spend a lot of my time thinking while waiting in the drive-thru.