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bsquiggle1 t1_j91d34x wrote

Shame there's a letter e right there in the thumbnail. You'd think the publishers could've gone the extra mile

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rogercopernicus t1_j939dja wrote

There is book called Ella Minnow Pea, about a island that worships the sentence "The Quick Brown Fox Jumps Over the Lazy Dog" and have it hanging in city center, put up by their founder 100 years before. The letters start falling off and they take it as a sign from God to not use the letters and the book uses less and less letters as it goes on.

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kmaork t1_j91iizg wrote

u/IHateTheLetterF is a living example

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Ripcord t1_j94p9qw wrote

That novelty account is interesting partly because of how active and seemingly serious it is, but also they're Danish. Well, interesting to me.

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beebeeep t1_j91m4x4 wrote

guess it takes a lot of talent and even more dedication to write a book in English without “e”

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Fetlocks_Glistening t1_j91lwdl wrote

Seems... a bit pointless?

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TheFirstSophian t1_j921dov wrote

It's a way of showing off. Your ability to plot thoughts sans common symbols shows vigorous brainy utility.

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adsfew t1_j921svf wrote

It's not that hard. I regularly write without using the last letter of the alphabet. It's so easy that it's crazy.

Dammit...

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KwaadMens t1_j923k02 wrote

Yeah, it's extremely easy. Just use chatgpt.

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notthephonz t1_j94acd7 wrote

ChatGPT is ludicrously terrible at creating lipograms. I mean look at this:

> Certainly, here's an example of a lipogram in English that avoids using the letter "e":

> It is not always an unvarying task to craft a paragraph without using a particular symbol, particularly as it is such a common symbol in our writing. But by avoiding its usage, a writer can polish and adjust his or her skills and approach to writing. It can also add an additional layer of difficulty and intricacy to a task that is typically thought of as straightforward. With caution and practice, a lipogram can transform into a captivating and stimulating way to approach writing.

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Man-of-many-rabes t1_j922qnc wrote

Hey there’s no E in your comment !!

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TheFirstSophian t1_j92aa7m wrote

And that was only 18 words. What a pain in the ass writing that book must have been.

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notthephonz t1_j94a0oe wrote

Hm, I’m surprised there isn’t a bot that shows up when someone writes a comment without using a certain letter, like the bot which is summoned when all the words are in alphabetical order.

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0ogaBooga t1_j92lfg7 wrote

Good job sir! You built an outstanding portion and narry a showing of that taboo sign!

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Ripcord t1_j94ptjc wrote

Your slightly odd wording...I saw what you did.

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Ripcord t1_j94piwv wrote

No less pointless than so, so many things people do especially in their spare time.

Like, speedrunning might be a similar waste of time that a ton of people seem to be into just for the challenge.

Or, what about just watching TV? Sitcoms and whatnot. People do that for hundreds and hundreds of hours. Or watching cat videos.

At least these guys were challenging themselves.

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QuentinUK t1_j926169 wrote

OuLiPo is a loose gathering of (mainly) French-speaking writers and mathematicians who seek to create works using constrained writing techniques. One member, Perec, wrote a similar book called 'La Disparition’.

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Jean_Crespin t1_j92ozzy wrote

The English translation of Perec's book is not an easy read, though full points for making the omission relevant to the plot. I assume it works better in French, with a few more basic words available?

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blakerabbit t1_j92wmi5 wrote

Actually it’s if anything harder to omit e in French

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Tangent_ t1_j91o76o wrote

I think you're referring to the book by Rnst Wright.

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ebikr t1_j91eue3 wrote

Tried to read it. It lipo sucked.

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etherjack t1_j92p1ht wrote

You don't say? I find that a bit dubious, but still fascinating.

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nateaff t1_j94p7pl wrote

Sounds like he was a …good work guy

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cain11112 t1_j93oznn wrote

I’m imagining him up at 2 am with a Thesaurus looking for a synonym to ‘the’

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angeliswastaken_sock t1_j94f3xg wrote

Novel has an E in it on the front of the book.

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Ripcord t1_j94q5k8 wrote

It has like 10.

Those aren't words written by him though.

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OneBadKid t1_j94loln wrote

The picture in the article is of Jack Benny.

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