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A contender for the longest sentence composed of only 1 word
Posted: Tue Sep 24, 2019 8:35 pm
by _SteelHead
Trump Trump Trump Trump Trump, Trump Trump Trump?
Does it work?
Re: A contender for the longest sentence composed of only 1
Posted: Tue Sep 24, 2019 8:38 pm
by _subgenius
Naw, because that's not a sentence, its a tantrum.
Re: A contender for the longest sentence composed of only 1
Posted: Tue Sep 24, 2019 9:21 pm
by _SteelHead
Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo.
Is a sentence.
Why is my example not?
Re: A contender for the longest sentence composed of only 1
Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2019 2:16 pm
by _subgenius
SteelHead wrote:Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo.
Is a sentence.
Why is my example not?
…..umm...….because its a tantrum.
But yes, the said tantrum can be expressed via a sentence as you have done in the OP.
Re: A contender for the longest sentence composed of only 1
Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2019 8:16 pm
by _Some Schmo
I'm not sure what you're trying to say. Could you paraphrase?
I read an argument once that “F” is the most versatile word (if you think about it, in one context, Trump = “F”). How about a sentence like:
“F” damned idiots damned screwed damned idiots.
With that sentence, I can kind of work out the parts of speech to make it mean something. I can't really do that with yours. Of course, I'm not using the same word over and over, just the same root word, so that helps to make it meaningful (although it feels like cheating for the sake of the exercise).