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Title: One of my ambitions
Post by: Last Hussar on 08 June 2020, 05:04:40 PM
It is one of my ambitions (it really is) to edit the Wikipedia page about the novel Gadsby, and make it read perfectly but use only 25 letters of the alphabet.
Title: Re: One of my ambitions
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 08 June 2020, 06:14:54 PM
Which letter to leave out?
Title: Re: One of my ambitions
Post by: Scorpio_Rocks on 08 June 2020, 06:22:19 PM
Quote from: Last Hussar on 08 June 2020, 05:04:40 PM
It is one of my ambitions (it really is) to edit the Wikipedia page about the novel Gadsby, and make it read perfectly but use only 25 letters of the alphabet.
A fantastic concept - your lipogram may come unstuck if you constrain yourself as the author Ernest Wright did...
Title: Re: One of my ambitions
Post by: Scorpio_Rocks on 08 June 2020, 06:27:07 PM
After a quick look at the page there are only 16 letter z and most are in horribly Americanised (badly spelt) words. ie "Organization"
:D
Title: Re: One of my ambitions
Post by: fred. on 08 June 2020, 06:35:07 PM
What a strange idea. But I like it  8)

It does rather depend on the letter you choose not to use.
Title: Re: One of my ambitions
Post by: Last Hussar on 08 June 2020, 06:43:00 PM
Ah, if you know why I chose that page, you'd know what letter.  As Scorpio writes, there are certain problems...
Title: Re: One of my ambitions
Post by: fred. on 08 June 2020, 07:03:59 PM
Aah! I now know. And all I can say is "good luck!"
Title: Re: One of my ambitions
Post by: Last Hussar on 08 June 2020, 07:10:39 PM
fifth symbol in the Anglicised writing symbol list...
Title: Re: One of my ambitions
Post by: Ithoriel on 08 June 2020, 07:45:28 PM
A book and also a class of writing of which I had not known until scanning this topic. I am glad to gain this illumination and thank you for it.

Gods, it's hard work writing this sort of thing!  

Fifty thousand words! I can only attain a total of fifty!
Title: Re: One of my ambitions
Post by: jimduncanuk on 08 June 2020, 08:04:26 PM
E?
Title: Re: One of my ambitions
Post by: d_Guy on 08 June 2020, 08:09:07 PM
Quote from: Scorpio_Rocks on 08 June 2020, 06:27:07 PM
After a quick look at the page there are only 16 letter z and most are in horribly Americanized (badly spelt) words. ie "Organization"
:D

Fixed it for ya.
:D ;)
Title: Re: One of my ambitions
Post by: Last Hussar on 08 June 2020, 09:28:32 PM
Bugger, I should have stuck to Anglo...