The English language is very confusing

[aids]

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?

[blackbelmoral]

okay. i agree, but your examples are weird

[Pheidippides]

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

;)

[scythe]

Como como como como como como

[blackbelmoral]

Como como como como como como

THATS SPANISH!

[aids]

broaden your horizons, guys.

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

[Minion_of_Pi]

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

[aids]

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.

[SlappyMcGee]

"Wicket".

[TribulatioN]

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

[T3chno]

"de flog"


/what/

[Rikaninja]

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.

[faemir]

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

[Izzy]

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

[a happy song]

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"

[scythe]

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?

[Spawn of Yanni]

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.

[Skyling]

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

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

[yungerkid]

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.

[Spawn of Yanni]

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

[aids]

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.

[Fraxtil]

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

[Condog]

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

Haha- ew.

[isaacx]

i think french is more confusiong

[deltainferno]

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!