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[โ€“] tal 8 points 6 months ago (1 children)

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"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.

[โ€“] Stern@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

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