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Believe it or not, the title is a grammatically correct sentence.
...in American English, at least.
The sentence means "The bison from Buffalo, confuse other bison from Buffalo who confuse the bison from Buffalo." It has been talked about since 1972, when the sentence was used by William J. Rapaport. He is a type of professor at the University at Buffalo in Buffalo, New York.
The sentence does not have punctuation. It uses three different meanings of the word "buffalo". They are:
- adjective: the city of Buffalo, New York.
- noun: the animal called buffalo in the plural form. They are also known as bison.
- verb: the word "buffalo", which means to confuse or intimidate (to scare somebody).
Don't worry, this sentence is very odd for English speakers as well. In fact, the "glitch" like form of this sentence proves that the language is imperfect, so don't be afraid if you make mistakes in speaking English. It's part of the learning process.