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James while John had had had had had had had had had had had a better effect on the teacher (en.wikipedia.org)

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[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 17 points 11 months ago (4 children)

This and that Buffalo sentence prove English is dumb

[–] prime_number_314159@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago

You only believe this because you haven't seen the alternative. Listen to a reading of The Lion-Eating Poet in the Stone Den.

[–] makyo@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago

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

[–] Today@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago (3 children)

What's the buffalo sentence?

[–] ccunning@lemmy.world 12 points 11 months ago

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

[–] Plum@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago

"Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo"

[–] Resol@lemmy.world 5 points 11 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 3 points 11 months ago

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

[–] dantheclamman@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

English experienced a fatal recursion error. Please reboot

[–] Resol@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

I don't have the boot disk unfortunately.

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

[–] walden@sub.wetshaving.social 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Welp, my brain hurts now. 🤕

[–] Resol@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Punctuation helps.

[–] C0unterfactual@sh.itjust.works 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] Resol@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Neither do they work in the police one.

[–] A_A@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

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