Today's Lunchbox Lesson: BUFFALO
There are three different meanings/uses of the word "buffalo" in this sentence. They are:
1) adjective: the city of Buffalo, New York.
2) noun: the animal called buffalo in the plural form. They are also known as bison.
3) verb: the word "buffalo", which means to confuse or intimidate (to scare somebody).
The sentence "Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo" is a grammatically correct sentence that uses no grammar.
It can be broken down to "Buffalo (a) buffalo (n) Buffalo (a) buffalo (n) buffalo (v) buffalo (v) Buffalo (a) buffalo (n)", where "a" is adjective, "n" is noun, and "v" is verb.
The sentence means "The bison from Buffalo confuse other bison from Buffalo who confuse the bison from Buffalo."
This is a very difficult sentence for several reasons:
1) There is no punctuation.
2) Buffalo as a verb is seldom used.
3) Buffalo in plural form can be "buffaloes" or "buffalo."
Nevertheless, it is a correct, complete sentence. Now go dazzle your friends!
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