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I was Stumbling just now in Wikipedia and found this page. from the page:

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

which, with punctuation, reads

James, while John had had "had," had had "had had";

"had had" had had a better effect on the teacher.

this is a prime exploitation of the English language. one of the links at the bottom of the page led me to this gem:

Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo (Buffalo buffalo).

it's quite confusing, but here's a translation (red is the city in New York - also capitalized, green is the animal, blue is the verb - meaning "to bully")

Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo (Buffalo buffalo).

there's many other English oddities. what's your favorite?

okay. i agree, but your examples are weird

that that is is that that is not is not is that it it is

;)

Como como como como como como

scythe33 wrote:Como como como como como como

THATS SPANISH!

broaden your horizons, guys.

"Yields falsehood when preceded by its quotation" yields falsehood when preceded by its quotation.

What do you do with your strawberrys, sir?
"We eat what we can, and what we can't, we can."

Minion_of_Pi wrote:What do you do with your strawberrys, sir?
"We eat what we can, and what we can't, we can."

I think "Eat whatcha can, can whatcha can't" sounds better.

"Wicket".

Woman, without her, man is nothing.
Woman without her man, is nothing.

"de flog"


/what/

They said what he said, bet that guys didn't sayd whtat person said and this other person said something else to what the strange person said.

Hmm, I agree.

I just feel sorry for everyone who has to learn my horrible language as a secondary one :P

faemir, you have correct. I have time that is hard of English Language learning.

Life247 wrote:broaden your horizons, guys.

"Yields falsehood when preceded by its quotation" yields falsehood when preceded by its quotation.

Heh, I think this is my favourite:

"This sentense contains exactly three erors"

atob wrote:

Life247 wrote:broaden your horizons, guys.

"Yields falsehood when preceded by its quotation" yields falsehood when preceded by its quotation.

Heh, I think this is my favourite:

"This sentense contains exactly three erors"

Error 1: "Sentence" is misspelled.
Error 2: "Error" is misspelled.
Error 3: The sentence does not terminate with a period.

I don't know what's so special here?

Error 1: "Sentence" is misspelled.
Error 2: "Error" is misspelled.
Error 3: The sentence does not terminate with a period.

I don't know what's so special here?

The exact quote actually has a period. I think the idea is that there are only two errors, so "three" is an error, but then... you get the idea.

TribulatioN wrote:Woman, without her, man is nothing.
Woman without her man, is nothing.

Err, I think the punctuation on both of those is incorrect.

yeah, it's "Woman without Herman is Nothing"

@atob: i think that sentence is true. there are three errors, and that is what it says, so it is true.

Nah, it's more like "A woman, without her man, is nothing" vs. "A woman: without her, man is nothing".

Spawn of Yanni wrote:Nah, it's more like "A woman, without her man, is nothing" vs. "A woman: without her, man is nothing".

that's what I thought.

Colorless green ideas sleep furiously.

I had to help my uncle Jack off a horse.
I had to help my uncle jack off a horse.

Gforce wrote:I had to help my uncle Jack off a horse.
I had to help my uncle jack off a horse.

Haha- ew.

i think french is more confusiong

Gforce wrote:I had to help my uncle Jack off a horse.
I had to help my uncle jack off a horse.

i actually lol'd! lol!