Thursday, August 20, 2015

One word sentences

Certain words in english can be a noun, a proper noun, an adjective and also a verb. Using such words in the same sentence creates confusion in understanding the meaning - this is called "lexical ambiguity"

'Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo’ is a grammatically correct sentence. How? Emma Bryce explains how this and other one-word sentences illustrate some lexical ambiguities that can turn ordinary words and sentences into mazes that mess with our minds.



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