Sloths
13-11-2013, 07:01 AM
http://habbox.com/text/got_frog/To+buffalo
Habbox is full of people who take pride in their spelling and grammar, but how many of you knew that "Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo" was actually a grammatically correct sentence? This is due to the city of Buffalo in New York and the uncommon verb 'to buffalo' which means to bully or intimidate (more info here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_buffalo_Buffalo_buffalo_buffalo_buffalo_Bu ffalo_buffalo) if you're interested).
Now, I've pointed out many a time in other competitions or to my friends that I lack skills in spelling and grammar so I bet this competition is going to have to be edited for errors even though English is my first language. Every time I use 'that that' in a sentence I shudder to think of those poor people who try learning English as a second language. My task for you is to find the weirdest 'flaw' in the English language similar to the examples above that you wouldn't think was actually grammatically correct.
May the weirdest win!
Prize: 5 credits + 15 rep
Habbox is full of people who take pride in their spelling and grammar, but how many of you knew that "Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo" was actually a grammatically correct sentence? This is due to the city of Buffalo in New York and the uncommon verb 'to buffalo' which means to bully or intimidate (more info here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_buffalo_Buffalo_buffalo_buffalo_buffalo_Bu ffalo_buffalo) if you're interested).
Now, I've pointed out many a time in other competitions or to my friends that I lack skills in spelling and grammar so I bet this competition is going to have to be edited for errors even though English is my first language. Every time I use 'that that' in a sentence I shudder to think of those poor people who try learning English as a second language. My task for you is to find the weirdest 'flaw' in the English language similar to the examples above that you wouldn't think was actually grammatically correct.
May the weirdest win!
Prize: 5 credits + 15 rep