Sunday 29 April 2007

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No, I'm not drunk. This 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.

Here in the Netherlands, the Dutch equivalent is 'Als In Bergen, bergen bergen bergen bergen bergen bergen bergen bergen bergen bergen' wich means 'When in Bergen, heaps of mountains salvage heaps of mountains, then heaps of mountains salvage heaps of mountains.'

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