Wordplay

[AriKatt]

In this sentence, the word in occurs twice, the word this occurs twice, the word the occurs eleven times, the word word occurs eleven times, the word eleven occurs three times, the word three occurs twice, the word twice occurs seven times, the word times occurs six times, the word six occurs twice, the word seven occurs twice, and the word and occurs twice.

In this longer and stranger sentence, the word in occurs twice, the word this occurs twice, the word longer occurs twice, the word stranger occurs twice, the word sentence occurs twice, the word the occurs seventeen times, the word word occurs seventeen times, the word occurs occurs seventeen times, the word seventeen occurs four times, the word four occurs four times, the word times occurs ten times, the word ten occurs twice, the word twice occurs eight times, the word three occurs three times, the word eight occurs twice, and the word and occurs three times.

Beat that!

[AriKatt]

You can turn the following into grammatically correct English sentences merely by adding punctuation. You may not change the word order, nor add or subtract any words.

1. John while Jim had had had had had had had had had had had a better effect on the teacher

2. Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo

3. Como como como como como

Plus, you get to figure out what the hell they each mean! Enjoy. *whistles*

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Ari -- you're sicker than I thught.  (That may be a compliment, I'm still deciding.)

Linda

[tantras]

  1. John while Jim had had had had had had had had had had had a better effect on the teacher

You've got to be kidding.  I must have fallen asleep during that lesson in 'New English.' 

  2. Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo

I thought it was "Buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo." (Adj. N. V. Adj. N.)

  3. Como como como como como

Hey, this was supposed to be the 'Stupid English Tricks' segment.  Where did this foriegn language stuff come from? 

     - Randy, the Not-so-Worldly Asian...

[Bulova]

"Mental" is right. Ain't English fun?

You can turn the following into grammatically correct English sentences merely by adding punctuation. You may not change the word order, nor add or subtract any words.

1. John while Jim had had had had had had had had had had had a better effect on the teacher

Depending on whether you like John or Jim better (Since, obviously,"had had" was correct, and had had a better effect):

John, while Jim had had "had," had had "had had." "Had had" had had a better effect on the teacher.

or

John, while Jim had had "had had," had had "had." "Had had" had had a better effect on the teacher.

[Bulova]

3. Como como como como como

Plus, you get to figure out what the hell they each mean! Enjoy. *whistles*

You sure I can't add a word?

Como como como como como...chameleon.

 

[Bulova]

Two things:

1) What's the correct "solution" to the como line?

and 2)...

In this sentence, the word in occurs twice, the word this occurs twice, the word the occurs eleven times, the word word occurs eleven times, the word eleven occurs three times, the word three occurs twice, the word twice occurs seven times, the word times occurs six times, the word six occurs twice, the word seven occurs twice, and the word and occurs twice.

How many times would the words "sentence" and "occurs" occur if they had been referred to? And how would that affect the other words?

In this longer and stranger sentence, the word in occurs twice, the word this occurs twice, the word longer occurs twice, the word stranger occurs twice, the word sentence occurs twice, the word the occurs seventeen times, the word word occurs seventeen times, the word occurs occurs seventeen times, the word seventeen occurs four times, the word four occurs four times, the word times occurs ten times, the word ten occurs twice, the word twice occurs eight times, the word three occurs three times, the word eight occurs twice, and the word and occurs three times.

Beat that!

How about, "The word 'four' appears only three times, and if it was corrected, the word 'three' would appear four times. If that were then corrected, 'four' would appear four times and 'three' only three."

[Mark]

2. Buffalo(1) buffalo(2) buffalo(3) buffalo(4)

buffalo(2), the animal, from buffalo(1), the city, buffalo(3), baffle, buffalo(4), other animals.

In other words:

Buffalo from Colorado are baffled by buffalo from Buffalo.