Given that there a finite number of words in any language, is it possible (as often claimed) to produce an infinite number of sentences in any natural human language? | Notes and Queries

By Olivia Bennett September 19, 2026

Given that there a finite number of words in any language, is it possible (as often claimed) to produce an infinite number of sentences in any natural human language?

Dr J. Nicholas, Hereford, Herefordshire

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