Choose Your Lanugage

Choose Your Lanugage
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When did "United States", "UK", and "Brasil" become languages?

Diagramming buffalo

"'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.[1] It was posted to Linguist List by Rapaport in 1992.[2] It was also featured in Steven Pinker's 1994 book The Language Instinct. Sentences of this type, although not in such a refined form, have been known for a long time. A classic example is the proverb 'Don't trouble trouble until trouble troubles you'."

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Tag, I'm It, or Why Laura Needs a Real Blog

8 Random Things About Me

1. I am allergic to water chestnuts.
2. I'm walking my third Breast Cancer 3-Day this fall.
3. I would gladly walk a hundred times that far to avoid touching wet wooden kitchen utensils.
4. I have dual citizenship.
5. I still do not know how to program the VCR, use the DVD player, or set the thermostat.
6. I sing my daughter to sleep at night, even though she's 13.
7. My earrings nearly always match my underwear and my shoes often match my breakfast.
8. I've had the same best friend for twenty years.

I tag, um.... Hang on - I'll get back to you on that one.

Ha! Louise! I tag Weezy. I think I'm getting the hang of this now.