Well, given that there isn’t a similar sentence that makes sense (without inserting words). Yes.
I mean, I appreciate that it’s a bit of linguistic fun dreamt up by Dmitri Borgmann. But it’s flawed. It needs an additional (non-buffalo) word to make proper sense.
Without an additional word between words 2 and 3, this is just a list. That’s why it makes no sense.
You only think it makes sense because you are adding in words subconsciously.
Still waiting for an example that actually works.
do you really think you’re picking up on something that countless other linguists missed?
Well, given that there isn’t a similar sentence that makes sense (without inserting words). Yes.
I mean, I appreciate that it’s a bit of linguistic fun dreamt up by Dmitri Borgmann. But it’s flawed. It needs an additional (non-buffalo) word to make proper sense.