Have you ever had a dream that, that, um, that you had, uh, that you had to, you could, you do, you wit, you wa, you could do so, you do you could, you want, you wanted him to do you so much you could do anything?
This one is different if you’re reading vs saying it though, I would def emphasize syllables differently for “The old man” (subj) vs “The old” (subj) “man” (verb)
The opposite is “garden path sentences” that seem incorrect or gibberish at first, but then make sense once you’ve correctly parsed them.
“The old man the boat”
Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana
Teach a man to fish and he’ll eat for a day, give a man a fish and he’ll eat for the rest of his (*stab*) life.
Give a man fire, he’ll be warm for a while, set a man on fire, he’ll be warm for the rest of his life.
Teach fish-man…to a life time!
Swordfish
Create machines create machines create machine create
Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo.
James, while John had had “had”, had had “had had”; “had had” had had more approval from the teacher.
I remember seeing it in school and having it explained to me so many times and my brain just refuses to understand it.
Buffalonian bison [that] Buffalonian bison bully [, likewise] bully Buffalonian bison
(Buffalonian is the demonym for residents of Buffalo, NY)
Police police police police police police police police police police.
Pig pig pig pig pig pig pig pig pig pig.
My favorite is “The horse raced past the barn fell.”
Have you ever had a dream that, that, um, that you had, uh, that you had to, you could, you do, you wit, you wa, you could do so, you do you could, you want, you wanted him to do you so much you could do anything?
I’m not getting it.
Elderly people pilot the watercraft
The seniors crew the ship
Octogenarians command the tide-faring vessel.
That’s the same sentence, but with a hat and monocle
The old [people] man (as a verb) the boat.
Thank you!
This one took me a couple of rereads lol
This one is different if you’re reading vs saying it though, I would def emphasize syllables differently for “The old man” (subj) vs “The old” (subj) “man” (verb)
“You can’t have your cake and eat it too!”