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Submitted by extra on Wed, 06/20/2007 - 11:28am.

"Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo," is a grammatically correct sentence used as an example of how homonyms and homophones can be used to create complicated constructs. It has been known to exist since 1972 when the sentence was used by William J. Rapaport, currently an associate professor at the University at Buffalo.

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