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"Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo" would have at least been grammatically correct.

• anonymous 13y ago
  It is grammatically correct, since nouns can be verbed -- chicken can be a noun, verb and even adjective, even though its verb form doesn't have a defined meaning -- it's just meaningless. Think of it like this: struct chicken chicken(struct chicken chicken) { return chicken.chicken; } This will parse, it just won't compile, since we're missing the definition of struct chicken. Contrast with "chicken go fly", which is grammatically incorrect, but meaningful.
  • James_Duval 13y ago
    It does have a defined meaning, doesn't it? "to chicken (out of something)".
    • riffraff 13y ago
      I though it was grammatically incorrect anyway i.e. (the) (adj)chicken (name)chicken (verb)chicken misses an "s" either on the verb or the name. But it could be an imperative form perhaps? As in "coward poultry, get out of there"
      • James_Duval 13y ago
        Hah, that is exactly what I thought. It doesn't lend itself well to strings of words longer than 3 though, because you can't "chicken" someone, as far as I know - and I don't intend on visiting Urban Dictionary to find out.