Well actually no, I only got 7/8 and didn't have the capitalization correct. But I appreciate your support, not only in tone but also in source material
Apparently there's nothing special about 8 buffalos; any sentence that consists solely of the word buffalo repeated is grammatically correct. Also as an idiot on this subject I can confidently tell you that as long as you throw some lowercase buffalos in there nobody is going to notice.
Struggling to see it really making sense as a sentence with more than 5. Reading the example doesn't really seem like a proper sentence either. Replacing buffalo with the 3 different meanings of the word for the full sentence doesn't really seem like a sentence. "Bison intimidate intimidate bison" specifically, why is intimidate repeated? Also why the extra "Buffalonian bison" at the start.
In this sentence, "cattle" are the subject, and "oxen" are the object. The verb is "intimidate". Everything else is some form of adjective modifying "cattle" or "oxen"
Amazing; the features I like the most about the things I like are also what I like about the most about them. Truly, you and I have our similarities in common.
a good way to teach both a weird case in English and a common algorithm in information science at the same time, if one wanted to do that in a STEAM course
Well, that worked. Still, it seems off. If someone were actually writing or saying that, they would most likely use "said" or "wrote" for a at least a couple of those hads.
Wouldn't the sentence 'I want to put a hyphen between the words Fish and And and And and Chips in my Fish-and-Chips sign' have been clearer if quotation marks had been placed before Fish, and between Fish and and, and and and And, and And and and, and and and And, and And and and, and and and Chips, as well as after Chips?
For the confused:
"Whoever coined the term 'CTM', coined the term, 'CTM'!"
("CTM" being the term, "coined the term".)
(Please note that "term" is not an accurate word. A potentially better word would be "idiom". Thank you for reading.)
58 Comments
Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world · 67 pts · 1y
Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo or something
CocaineShrimp@lemm.ee · 31 pts · 1y
Yes
(For those out of the loop)
Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 1y
Well actually no, I only got 7/8 and didn't have the capitalization correct. But I appreciate your support, not only in tone but also in source material
ebolapie@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y
Apparently there's nothing special about 8 buffalos; any sentence that consists solely of the word buffalo repeated is grammatically correct. Also as an idiot on this subject I can confidently tell you that as long as you throw some lowercase buffalos in there nobody is going to notice.
Korhaka@sopuli.xyz · 1 pts · 1y
Struggling to see it really making sense as a sentence with more than 5. Reading the example doesn't really seem like a proper sentence either. Replacing buffalo with the 3 different meanings of the word for the full sentence doesn't really seem like a sentence. "Bison intimidate intimidate bison" specifically, why is intimidate repeated? Also why the extra "Buffalonian bison" at the start.
[(Buffalonian bison) (Buffalonian bison intimidate)] intimidate (Buffalonian bison).
At least this easily makes sense - Buffalonian bison intimidate Buffalonian bison, but that just gives you buffalo repeated 5 times.
Rivalarrival@lemmy.today · 5 pts · 1y
[(Albany cattle) (Utica bison bully)] intimidate (Syracuse oxen)
[The] Albany cattle (that Utica bison bully) intimidate Syracuse oxen.
In this sentence, "cattle" are the subject, and "oxen" are the object. The verb is "intimidate". Everything else is some form of adjective modifying "cattle" or "oxen"
We can go further:
[The] Albany Cattle (that Utica Bison bully) intimidate [the] Syracuse oxen (that Poughkeepsie yak deceive).
Cattle are still the subject; Oxen are still the object.
The cattle (which are bullied by the bison) intimidate the oxen (which are deceived by the yak)
Moving on:
[The] Albany cattle (that Utica bison [that Buffalo buffalo buffalo] bully) intimidate [the] Syracuse oxen [that Poughkeepsie yak deceive].
The cattle are still intimidating the oxen. Which cattle? The cattle that are bullied by bison. Which bison? The bison that are buffaloed by buffalo.
Which oxen? The oxen that are deceived by the yak.
The buffalo buffalo the bison; the bison bully the cattle; the cattle intimidate the oxen. Which oxen? The oxen which are deceived by the yak.
SpraynardKruger@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 1y
Amazing breakdown. My brain struggles with it after 8 buffalos.
owsei@programming.dev · 3 pts · 1y
Buffalonian buffalo [who] Buffalonian buffalo bully, bully Buffalonian buffalo
for me splitting the groups made the sentence make sense: NJ people NY people bully, bully NY people
brbposting@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 1y
You & @basis@sh.itjust.works — thank you, very nice!
Korhaka@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 1y
Ahh, that makes more sense now.
basis@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 1y
It helps somewhat to replace “Buffalonian buffalo” with “people”:
BagOfHeavyStones@piefed.social · 20 pts · 1y
Mushroom mushroom?
NooBoY@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 1y
Badger, badger, badger, badger.
Rivalarrival@lemmy.today · 9 pts · 1y
Snake! A snake! Oh, it's a snake!
BodilessGaze@sh.itjust.works · 48 pts · 1y
My favorite thing about tautologies is how tautological they are.
rmuk@feddit.uk · 2 pts · 1y
Amazing; the features I like the most about the things I like are also what I like about the most about them. Truly, you and I have our similarities in common.
BodilessGaze@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 1y
Yoy should come join the tautology club. Just remember these three rules:
kSPvhmTOlwvMd7Y7E@lemmy.world · 27 pts · 1y
so, whoever coined the term "coined the term", coined the term "coined the term"
even bash is more precise than human language
msage@programming.dev · 3 pts · 1y
ad username: just -j8? how long does that take?
kSPvhmTOlwvMd7Y7E@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
look at you , Mister Money Bag smh
Vandals_handle@lemmy.world · 26 pts · 1y
This why we need term limits
then_three_more@lemmy.world · 25 pts · 1y
Somewhere at Microsoft there is, presumably a Teams Team team.
TheRealKuni@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
I think there are like, seven of them and they don’t talk to each other.
PodPerson@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 1y
New
levzzz@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 1y
Whoever coined the term "coined the term", coined the term "coined the term"
raynethackery@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
What's with all the punctuation are you mad at me
Iron_Lynx@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
Someone in this little thread be like:
psx_crab@lemmy.zip · 19 pts · 1y
Will Will Smith smith? Will Smith will smith.
tigolbitties@sh.itjust.works · 16 pts · 1y
Buffalo buffalo buffalo, etc
Schadrach@lemmy.sdf.org · 4 pts · 1y
...for any natural number of repetitions of "buffalo", no less.
lowered_lifted@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 1y
a good way to teach both a weird case in English and a common algorithm in information science at the same time, if one wanted to do that in a STEAM course
TeddE@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
Oh! Is that the new "Science, Technology, Engineering, AI, And Math" Curricula? 🪦
RandomStickman@fedia.io · 16 pts · 1y
That's streets ahead
SidewaysHighways@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
star wars star wars, cool cool cool. you understand.
Underwaterbob@sh.itjust.works · 11 pts · 1y
All of the faith that he had had had had no effect on the outcome of his life.
slampisko@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 1y
James while John had had had had had had had had had had had a better effect on the teacher.
Underwaterbob@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 1y
I've tried quite a few times now, and I can't parse this at all.
slampisko@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
Try my other reply
Underwaterbob@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 1y
Well, that worked. Still, it seems off. If someone were actually writing or saying that, they would most likely use "said" or "wrote" for a at least a couple of those hads.
LanguageIsCool@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
slampisko@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
It's much more parseable with punctuation:
James, while John had had "had", had had "had had". "Had had" had had a better effect on the teacher.
match@pawb.social · 8 pts · 1y
oh, i miss word avalanches
FiskFisk33@startrek.website · 11 pts · 1y
Wouldn't the sentence 'I want to put a hyphen between the words Fish and And and And and Chips in my Fish-and-Chips sign' have been clearer if quotation marks had been placed before Fish, and between Fish and and, and and and And, and And and and, and and and And, and And and and, and and and Chips, as well as after Chips?
Klear@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
Yes.
owsei@programming.dev · 2 pts · 1y
I've read and so many times now it doesn't look like a word anymore
WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
&
rmuk@feddit.uk · 1 pts · 1y
"And, per se, and"
dream_weasel@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 1y
We must go deeper!
lemmie689@lemmy.sdf.org · 8 pts · 1y
this could use some punctuation marks but its funny anyway if not a bit redundant
lenuup@reddthat.com · 4 pts · 1y
Whoever ate a sandwich ate a sandwich.
exasperation@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 1y
My single, "My single is dropping," is dropping.
HakunaHafada@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 1y
Logic checks out.
boonhet@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 1y
James while John had had had had had had had had had had had a better effect on the teacher
expatriado@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
must had deep pockets
pixeltree@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 1y
Up date update: date up date
Brahvim@lemmy.kde.social · 1 pts · 1y
For the confused:
"Whoever coined the term 'CTM', coined the term, 'CTM'!"
("CTM" being the term, "coined the term".)
(Please note that "term" is not an accurate word. A potentially better word would be "idiom". Thank you for reading.)
exPat17@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 1y
Shakespeare coined it.
Treczoks@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 1y
Azteh@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
My guess is you posted this on the wrong post.
Treczoks@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
Yep, you re right.