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Is the following sentence grammatically correct:

Cats bother dogs bother ducks.

I want to say that cats bother dogs and, also, that dogs bother ducks. Is this a correct way to do so?

If it is, can this pattern be repeated indefinitely? E.g.

Noun1 Verb1 Noun2 Verb2 Noun3 Verb3...

Which means that “Noun1 Verb1 Noun2” and “Noun2 Verb2 Noun3” and “Noun3 Verb3 Noun4” and so on...

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    It's not strictly "legal" syntax, though it's generally understood in the proper context.
    – Hot Licks
    Commented May 16, 2020 at 23:09
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    You can say that if you're trying to be clever and want the world to know it. But when speaking plainly you'd do better to remember that English isn't math that can be summed up as a = b = c without having to explain yourself.
    – Robusto
    Commented May 16, 2020 at 23:09
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    That kind of construction is so nonstandard as to be considered wrong. If you want to chain verbs together like that, you should really use pronouns. (In other words, add a who after dogs.)
    – Jason Bassford
    Commented May 16, 2020 at 23:12
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    No. It is not correct.
    – Tinfoil Hat
    Commented May 17, 2020 at 1:08
  • Cats that bother dogs bother ducks.
    – Lambie
    Commented Feb 11, 2021 at 15:14

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This is not standard syntax. However, it may work in a playful context, such as a poem or an aphorism.

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