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[–] Bougie_Birdie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 103 points 4 months ago (6 children)

Surely you've thoroughly thought this through though?

[–] Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de 46 points 4 months ago

It's tough.

[–] Slovene@feddit.nl 20 points 4 months ago

They did. And don't call them Shirley!

[–] Static_Rocket@lemmy.world 8 points 4 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 4 months ago (1 children)

Before the last word.

[–] Static_Rocket@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 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 4 months ago

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

[–] tal 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo.

"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

[–] DogPeePoo@lemm.ee 5 points 4 months ago

Nayeth, though thou hath thoroughly thought thots through.

[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 4 months ago

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