Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo

Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo. This may be one of the most unique grammatically correct sentences in the English language. The three different uses of the word buffalo include the city, the animal, and the verb meaning to harass. The meaning of the sentence can be stated in a more understandable way using synonyms. Bison from the city of Buffalo [Buffalo buffalo], who are harassed by other bison from the city of Buffalo [Buffalo buffalo buffalo], themselves harass a third group of bison from Buffalo [buffalo Buffalo buffalo]. Now that’s a lot of buffalo. Read more about the structure and the history of this sentence on Wikipedia.

One Response to “Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo”

  1. Tommy

    Titonka.

    March 4th, 2008 | 12:59 pm

Leave a Reply