Susan in TN Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 or... What a Herd of Confused Bison from Upstate New York Can Teach Us About Our Difficulties With the English Language. Thought for sure that ds17 was buffalo-ing(?)... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_buffalo_Buffalo_buffalo_buffalo_buffalo_Buffalo_buffalo :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathryn Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 Well, my head *almost* exploded, but I finally got it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted August 21, 2012 Author Share Posted August 21, 2012 Well, my head *almost* exploded, but I finally got it. Mine too - I still get a little lost in the middle. :willy_nilly: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnylady303 Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 Ouch. That made my head hurt and I spent way too much time trying to figure that sentence out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathryn Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 Mine too - I still get a little lost in the middle. :willy_nilly: I was lost with the middle until I got to this part: The sentence can be clarified by substituting the synonym "bison" for the animal "buffalo", "bully" for the verb "buffalo", and "New York" to refer to the state of the city Buffalo: "New York bison New York bison bully bully New York bison", or: "New York bison whom other New York bison bully, themselves bully New York bison". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 "New York bison whom other New York bison bully, themselves bully New York bison". Thank you. I have a terrible head cold and could not decipher this sentence on my own. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathryn Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 Thank you. I have a terrible head cold and could not decipher this sentence on my own. :tongue_smilie: That's my excuse too! Over a week now. My little guy who gave it to me had a runny nose for a few hours. Grr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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