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Learning english (lemmy.ml)

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[-] [email protected] 102 points 1 week ago

Surely you've thoroughly thought this through though?

[-] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago

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"Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo" is a grammatically correct sentence in English that is often presented as an example of how homonyms and homophones can be used to create complicated linguistic constructs through lexical ambiguity.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Do love me some annoying wordplay, like the Chinese poem Lion-Eating Poet in the Stone Den

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