Re: Lipograms
Paul A., on host 206.135.142.18
Monday, December 6, 1999, at 20:49:12
Lipograms posted by Nyperold on Monday, November 29, 1999, at 14:37:36:
> What are lipograms? According to Gyles Brandreth, author of "The Joy Of Lex", they are > "great works of literature from which we have chosen to omit certain letters of the alphabet.
Like _Gadsby_. And _A Void_. And "A Surprisingly Common Omission".
> Following a couple of paragraphs, the author presents three versions of "Mary Had a Little > Lamb"; the first is the original(maybe), the second is rewritten so that it means the same > thing even without the letter "s", and the third is without the letter "a".
How do you do "Mary had a Little Lamb" without using the letter a?
Paul
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