Something unusual about the following sentence..............{WHAT?}
This is a most unusual paragraph. How quickly can you find out what is so unusual about it? It looks so ordinary that you would think that nothing is wrong with it at all, and, in fact, nothing is. But it is unusual. Why? If you study it and think about it, you may find out, but I am not going to assist you in any way. You must do it without any hints or coaching. No doubt, if you work at it for a bit, it will dawn on you. Who knows? Go to work and try your skill. Good luck! Cheers Dave.
unusual sentence
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Re: unusual sentence
Spoiler
Yep, 'e' is the most commonly used letter and indeed very uncommon to not find in a sentence, let alone a paragraph of that length. (Already I have typed 18 e's...)
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Rudi
If your absence does not affect them, your presence didn't matter.
Rudi
If your absence does not affect them, your presence didn't matter.
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Re: unusual paragraph
Peanuts! There was a complete novel of 50K words written in this manner!
I like the comment that "the book is a favourite of fans of constrained writing".
And also the newspaper OshKosh Daily!
I like the comment that "the book is a favourite of fans of constrained writing".
And also the newspaper OshKosh Daily!
John Gray
"(or one of the team)" - how your hospital appointment letter indicates that you won't be seeing the Consultant...
"(or one of the team)" - how your hospital appointment letter indicates that you won't be seeing the Consultant...
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Re: unusual paragraph
A complete 'nov'l', surely...John Gray wrote:Peanuts! There was a complete novel of 50K words written in this manner!
Leif
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Re: unusual sentence
As usual..too easy so will find the link to one a friend is struggling with and see if it proves any more taxing. Dave
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Re: unusual paragraph
The letter "e" is missing completely from one well-known book by French novelist Georges Perec; one of his other novels uses only the vowel "e" - "Les Revenentes". He did 'cheet' in this book, though, by spelling words incorrectly - witness its title.John Gray wrote:There was a complete novel of 50K words written in this manner
Best wishes,
Hans
Hans
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Re: unusual sentence
Strange...very strange indeed.
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Rudi
If your absence does not affect them, your presence didn't matter.
Rudi
If your absence does not affect them, your presence didn't matter.