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09 Jun 2014
08:18:41am
Here is a simple word game that might prove some fun.

What is the longest grammatically correct sentence you can come up with where all the words begin with the same sound (such as mmm in mountain or k in kitchen). Obviously in some sounds you can use different letters to make the same sound, such as ess (service, cerulean).

The only words starting with a different letter that you are allowed in your sentence are the following: Prepositions, Prounouns and the various forms of the verb "to be" (past, present, future, pluperfect, etc).

The sentence can be quite silly (this may be part of the fun), but must be grammatically correct.

Here is an example:

Military Martians muster in Madrid managing to mask themselves as molecular machines.

Any takers?
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09 Jun 2014
02:00:05pm
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The President promised political parity while promoting a pedantic policy on polar positions: "Pungent Politicians: Profiling Preferences of the Paradoxical and Pedantic."

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09 Jun 2014
02:40:56pm
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Rambling rioters rumble in remorse, remitting recalcitrantly written reports of refuse ranging the roads of a remote Russsian region riddled with rings of ransacking ruffians of a rancorous retinue.

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09 Jun 2014
03:19:22pm
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I am a sucker for onomatopoeia. Thumbs Up

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09 Jun 2014
03:51:08pm
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I'll do mine like Frankenstein or Tarzan
Hmmm, Head hurts having, him having head hernia reading this

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09 Jun 2014
06:35:20pm
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Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo.

I think the above sentence fits the game and is one of my favorites (I was born in the city of Buffalo, NY.)

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09 Jun 2014
07:06:09pm
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Sorry to be the bearer of bad news Josh, but given that Buffalo and buffalo can only be nouns, or possibly as an adjective (as in buffalo wings) your phrase cannot be considered to be a sentence. You do get points for being faithful to the onomatopoeia rule. Winking

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09 Jun 2014
08:17:36pm
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"Surely, Sir Sam," simple Simon said soundly, " since Sunday, sister Suzi sings serious songs so sweetly, sweet songs so seriously, and silly songs so smartly."

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Zuzu

09 Jun 2014
11:41:23pm
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Actually, Antonio, Josh's sentence does work. Big Grinhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_buffalo_Buffalo_buffalo_buffalo_buffalo_Buffalo_buffalo

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10 Jun 2014
02:14:44am
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You got me there, Zuzu.

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10 Jun 2014
04:02:19am
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Hmmm. I thought "the game" was to put your OWN sentence together.

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14 Jun 2014
07:57:43am
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But I liked it...

Let's embellish, shall we?

Buffalo-based buffalo, Buffie, became befuddled by being buffaloed by brother Buffalo buffalo, Brandon, because battles between buffaloing brother Buffalo buffalo befouls the best buddies that Buffalo buffalo became by being branded bogus buffalo by big bison beyond Butte.

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smauggie

09 Jun 2014
08:18:41am

Here is a simple word game that might prove some fun.

What is the longest grammatically correct sentence you can come up with where all the words begin with the same sound (such as mmm in mountain or k in kitchen). Obviously in some sounds you can use different letters to make the same sound, such as ess (service, cerulean).

The only words starting with a different letter that you are allowed in your sentence are the following: Prepositions, Prounouns and the various forms of the verb "to be" (past, present, future, pluperfect, etc).

The sentence can be quite silly (this may be part of the fun), but must be grammatically correct.

Here is an example:

Military Martians muster in Madrid managing to mask themselves as molecular machines.

Any takers?

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cocollectibles

09 Jun 2014
02:00:05pm

re: A Word Game

The President promised political parity while promoting a pedantic policy on polar positions: "Pungent Politicians: Profiling Preferences of the Paradoxical and Pedantic."

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"TO ERR IS HUMAN; TO FORGIVE, CANINE."
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09 Jun 2014
02:40:56pm

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Rambling rioters rumble in remorse, remitting recalcitrantly written reports of refuse ranging the roads of a remote Russsian region riddled with rings of ransacking ruffians of a rancorous retinue.

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09 Jun 2014
03:19:22pm

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I am a sucker for onomatopoeia. Thumbs Up

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09 Jun 2014
03:51:08pm

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I'll do mine like Frankenstein or Tarzan
Hmmm, Head hurts having, him having head hernia reading this

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joshtanski

09 Jun 2014
06:35:20pm

re: A Word Game

Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo.

I think the above sentence fits the game and is one of my favorites (I was born in the city of Buffalo, NY.)

Josh

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09 Jun 2014
07:06:09pm

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Sorry to be the bearer of bad news Josh, but given that Buffalo and buffalo can only be nouns, or possibly as an adjective (as in buffalo wings) your phrase cannot be considered to be a sentence. You do get points for being faithful to the onomatopoeia rule. Winking

Antonio

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09 Jun 2014
08:17:36pm

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"Surely, Sir Sam," simple Simon said soundly, " since Sunday, sister Suzi sings serious songs so sweetly, sweet songs so seriously, and silly songs so smartly."

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Zuzu

09 Jun 2014
11:41:23pm

re: A Word Game

Actually, Antonio, Josh's sentence does work. Big Grinhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_buffalo_Buffalo_buffalo_buffalo_buffalo_Buffalo_buffalo

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10 Jun 2014
02:14:44am

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You got me there, Zuzu.

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10 Jun 2014
04:02:19am

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Hmmm. I thought "the game" was to put your OWN sentence together.

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"TO ERR IS HUMAN; TO FORGIVE, CANINE."
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14 Jun 2014
07:57:43am

re: A Word Game

But I liked it...

Let's embellish, shall we?

Buffalo-based buffalo, Buffie, became befuddled by being buffaloed by brother Buffalo buffalo, Brandon, because battles between buffaloing brother Buffalo buffalo befouls the best buddies that Buffalo buffalo became by being branded bogus buffalo by big bison beyond Butte.

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