> > > Write a sentence using all the letters in the alphabet but you can only use each letter once. The sentence has to make sense and all the words must be in the dictionary.
> >
> > The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.
> Erm, that doesn't work... The original poster said you could only use each letter once, and you used "the" twice (not to mention the fact that "e" shows up four times).

The shortest versions I know of (in English) are:

Sphinx of black quartz judge my vow.
Quick zephyrs blow, vexing daft Jim.
Waltz, nymph, for quick jigs vex Bud.
The five boxing wizards jump quickly.

...all of which have repeats. Anyone know any better?

en'abcdfghjkmopqurstuvwxyz'ile