Winston
Lorenzo von Matterhorn
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More than two examples to show, too.
Read rhymes with lead, and read rhymes with lead, but read and lead dont rhyme, and neither do read and lead.
This sentence is completely true since both pronunciations of "read" and "lead" rhyme with each other. It's confusing to read, but makes sense when spoken aloud.
Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo.
Yes, this is a grammatically correct sentence. Since the word "buffalo" is an animal, a city, and a verb in English, this statement is about a bullying war between bison from New York and the buffalo that they pick on.
A rough-coated, dough-faced, thoughtful ploughman strode through the streets of Scarborough; after falling into a slough, he coughed and hiccoughed.
With nine possible pronunciations, the "ough" letter combination is probably one of the most versatile in the English language. The sentence illustrates that by making use of every one of them!
A woman without her man is nothing.
Punctuation is so important, and this sentence really proves that. In a study, men and women were given this sentence and asked to correctly puncuate it. Most men made it "A woman, without her man, is nothing."
However, most women turned it into "A woman: without her, man is nothing."
I never said she stole my money.
This sentence may not seem bizarre at first, but the statement takes on seven comletely different meanings depending on which word is emphasized.
Read rhymes with lead, and read rhymes with lead, but read and lead dont rhyme, and neither do read and lead.
This sentence is completely true since both pronunciations of "read" and "lead" rhyme with each other. It's confusing to read, but makes sense when spoken aloud.
Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo.
Yes, this is a grammatically correct sentence. Since the word "buffalo" is an animal, a city, and a verb in English, this statement is about a bullying war between bison from New York and the buffalo that they pick on.
A rough-coated, dough-faced, thoughtful ploughman strode through the streets of Scarborough; after falling into a slough, he coughed and hiccoughed.
With nine possible pronunciations, the "ough" letter combination is probably one of the most versatile in the English language. The sentence illustrates that by making use of every one of them!
A woman without her man is nothing.
Punctuation is so important, and this sentence really proves that. In a study, men and women were given this sentence and asked to correctly puncuate it. Most men made it "A woman, without her man, is nothing."
However, most women turned it into "A woman: without her, man is nothing."
I never said she stole my money.
This sentence may not seem bizarre at first, but the statement takes on seven comletely different meanings depending on which word is emphasized.