Pretender Posted December 22, 2004 Report Share Posted December 22, 2004 The paragraph below is most unusual. How quickly can you find out what is so unusual about it? It looks so ordinary you'd think nothing was wrong with it - and in fact, nothing is wrong with it. It is unusual though. Why? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Gatsby was walking back from a visit down in Branton Hill's manufacturing district on a Saturday night. A busy day's traffic had had its noisy run; and with not many folks in sight, His Honor got along without having to stop to grasp a hand, or talk; for a mayor out of City Hall is a shining mark for any politician. And so, coming to Broadway, a booming bass drum and sounds of singing, told of a small Salvation Army unit carrying on amidst Broadway's night shopping crowds. Gadsby, walking towards that group, saw a youg girl, back toward him, just finishing a long, soulful oration ... " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie Posted December 22, 2004 Report Share Posted December 22, 2004 It doesn't have the word "the" in it at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pretender Posted December 22, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2004 True, but is there something more specific? Clue: It involves the word "the" which you mentioned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie Posted December 22, 2004 Report Share Posted December 22, 2004 I would say a run on sentence, except that it has the period in the middle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pretender Posted December 22, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2004 Not the answer I'm looking for ;P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie Posted December 23, 2004 Report Share Posted December 23, 2004 Well I'm NOT going to mention the lack of the use of the letter "e" so don't hold your breath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pretender Posted December 23, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2004 Well, you already did. DING DING We have a winner The letter "e" is the most common letter in the english language and appears in every paragraphy except just a few. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie Posted December 23, 2004 Report Share Posted December 23, 2004 Yeah ok, and very few sentences contain nearly all of the letters of the alphabet. By the way, did you know this little fact? The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog! Interesting isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloria Posted December 23, 2004 Report Share Posted December 23, 2004 The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog!Has every letter in alphabet...woah... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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