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[Arthur Fuller]

Another linguistic puzzle, lifted from Steven Pinker's splendid work "The
Language Instinct", which in case you needed guidance into the world of
Chomsky, contains the most lucid explanation of Noam's work to date.)

"Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo."

This sentence is both syntactically and logically correct, and I can prove
it (so did Steven Pinker and his student who submitted it); I merely follow
in the footsteps of giants.

A.

On Sat, Jun 27, 2015 at 6:08 PM, Arthur Fuller <fuller.artful at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Speaking of mastering syntax and grammar, here is a poser, my first
> encounter of which was in the movie "Charlie."
>
> Punctuate this sentence:
>
> That that is is that that is not is not is that it it is
>
> Not fair to Google it. Much more fun to take it stroke by stroke and
> puzzle it out. Apparently there are two solutions, the first of which is
> relatively obvious, given a few minutes' thought and parsing, the second
> being much more difficult. I remind you: no Googling allowed! Solve this
> linguistic puzzle on your own.
> ​Arthur
>



-- 
Arthur