> > 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

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Let me try.
Mry hd little lmb.
It's fleece ws white s snow,
Nd everywhere tht Mry went,
The lmb ws sure to go.

I don't get it.
Howard