I was inspired to write this post after learning that the sentence "buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo" is grammatically correct! (Enter it into Wikipedia if you'd like an explanation.) At any rate, this post is basically about sentences that use only a few words or even one, yet use proper grammar.
Feel free to submit your own!
One's that I have thought of so far:
Well, wells well well wells up.
(Translation: wells of good health rile up other wells of good health.)
Another one- along the same lines, but even stranger:
Well, will well will wells well well will wells up well?
(Do wells of good health that are filled with legal documents do a good job at riling up other wells filled with legal documents?)
If you're having some trouble making up one of your own, try to think of a word that can be used as a noun, verb, and adjective (or, at the least, a noun and verb.) For example, the word "well" can mean a large hole filled with water, being in a good state, or to rile up.
Good luck, and enjoy yourself!
Broncostar posted on Oct 11, 2006
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hotaka said on Oct 12, 2006....
I once heard this one:
Did you know that that that that that man used is incorrect?
(Did you know that... that "that"..., which that man used is incorrect?)
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bullblogg said on Oct 12, 2006....
what?????????????????????????????
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bullblogg said on Oct 12, 2006....
what?????????????????????????????
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Broncostar said on Oct 12, 2006....
Heh, good one! Thanks for commenting!
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cyberscribe said on Oct 20, 2006....
I have a love/hate relationship with words, but if I'm going to t tie my brain in a knot, I'd rather do a crossword, or play Sudako (or however it's spelt).