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" Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo. " Is a grammatically correct sentence of English. He is an example of how homonyms can form complex sentences.

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Translated into German, the phrase: buffalo from Buffalo, who are intimidated by buffalo from Buffalo, shy buffalo from Buffalo one. He used "buffalo " in the meaning " buffalo " (plural ), the city of "Buffalo" and " intimidated to approach as a verb to buffalo; deceive ". The author of the sentence, both the Buffaloer Professor William J. Rapaport, and Annie Senghas, a former student Steven Pinker's come into question.

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