Unusual Paragraph

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  1. Something-To-Say

    Something-To-Say BBW Banned

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    This is an unusual paragraph. I'm curious how quickly you can find out what is so unusual about it. It looks so plain you would think nothing was wrong with it. In fact, nothing is wrong with it! It is unusual though. Study it, and think about it, but you still may not find anything odd. But if you work at it a bit, you might find out! Try to do so without any coaching! You probably won't, at first, find anything particularly odd or unusual or in any way dissimilar to any ordinary composition. That is not at all surprising, for it is no strain to accomplish in so short a paragraph a stunt similar to that which an author did throughout all of his book, without spoiling a good writing job, and it was no small book at that. By studying this paragraph assiduously, you will shortly, I trust, know what is its distinguishing oddity. Upon locating that "mark of distinction," you will probably doubt my story of this author and his book of similar unusuality throughout. It is commonly known among book-conscious folk and proof of it is still around. If you must know, this sort of writing is known as a lipogram, but don't look up that word in any dictionary until you find out what this is all about.
     
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    This is so easy... but since I've done it before, I won't answer. [​IMG]
     
  3. Opal

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    It needs to be indented.
     
  4. Something-To-Say

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    no, that's not it.
     
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    i got it change dissimilar to not similar?
     
  6. His Greatness

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    *hint hint* vowels.. *hint hint*
     
  7. Something-To-Say

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    lol they still wont get it [​IMG]
     
  8. TheAnalyst

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    What the hell is wrong with it? :ranting:
     
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    This is driving me crazy haha. What is it???
     
  10. TheAnalyst

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    To long to be a paragraph? idk, Just tell us!! lol
     
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    Well I noticed every word has a vowel in it if that's it.
     
  12. King.23

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    I think theres every vowel in there except e..
     
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (iversonfan268 @ Aug 3 2006, 10:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Well I noticed every word has a vowel in it if that's it.</div>I hope that was a joke [​IMG]
     
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (King.23 @ Aug 3 2006, 06:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I think theres every vowel in there except e..</div>i think he got it. but to continue that throughout an entire book is amazing,
     
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    Yeah, he must have got it.
     
  16. Opal

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    Mine is right too though. Do you see an indent? [​IMG]
     
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    i dont see one at all, so LUD wins!
     
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    No e's. taht's the answer. congrats whoever got it.the paragraph was indented, but when i copy/pasted, i forgot to do it.
     
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    King.23 was right... that's the answer.
     
  20. TheAnalyst

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    That was stupid. :thumbdn1: JK [​IMG]
     

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