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Resol van Lemmy@lemmy.world to Wikipedia@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months ago

James while John had had had had had had had had had had had a better effect on the teacher

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  • NOT_RICK@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    This and that Buffalo sentence prove English is dumb

    • Kühlschrank@lemmy.world
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      10 months ago

      Not just English https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion-Eating_Poet_in_the_Stone_Den

    • prime_number_314159@lemmy.world
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      You only believe this because you haven’t seen the alternative. Listen to a reading of The Lion-Eating Poet in the Stone Den.

    • Today@lemmy.world
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      10 months ago

      What’s the buffalo sentence?

      • ccunning@lemmy.world
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        10 months ago

        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_buffalo_Buffalo_buffalo_buffalo_buffalo_Buffalo_buffalo

      • Plum@lemmy.worldM
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        10 months ago

        “Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo”

      • Resol van Lemmy@lemmy.worldOP
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        10 months ago

        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.

    • FUsername@feddit.de
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      10 months ago

      Then, there is also this: https://cdn.someecards.com/someecards/usercards/MjAxMy0wYTUyZGQyMTFlMTVlMTA5.png

  • dantheclamman@lemmy.worldM
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    10 months ago

    English experienced a fatal recursion error. Please reboot

    • Resol van Lemmy@lemmy.worldOP
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      10 months ago

      I don’t have the boot disk unfortunately.

      On continuera cette conversation en français. Bien sur je plaisante.

  • walden@sub.wetshaving.social
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    10 months ago

    Welp, my brain hurts now. 🤕

    • Resol van Lemmy@lemmy.worldOP
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      10 months ago

      Punctuation helps.

      • C0unterfactual@sh.itjust.works
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        10 months ago

        Due to the restrictive clause the only proper punctuation is the ending period.

        • Resol van Lemmy@lemmy.worldOP
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          10 months ago

          James, while John had had “had”, had had “had had”, “had had” had had a better effect on the teacher.

          I think reading it where the stress falls on the words in quotations can also make it slightly easier to understand.

          • C0unterfactual@sh.itjust.works
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            10 months ago

            Oh, that example, I totally agree. I was fixated on “Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo.” Strangely, commas don’t work in that one.

            • Resol van Lemmy@lemmy.worldOP
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              10 months ago

              Neither do they work in the police one.

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    Σ i=1 75 (fuck) i³

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