I want you to look at this unusual paragraph
By kbourgerie
@kbourgerie (8780)
United States
February 15, 2008 8:57pm CST
This is a most unusual paragraph. How quickly can you find out what is so unusual about it? It looks so ordinary that you would think that nothing is wrong with it at all, and in fact, nothing is. But it is unusual. Why, if you think about it and study it, you may find out, but I am not going to assist you in any way. You must do it without any hints or coaching. No doubt, if you work at it for a bit, it will dawn on you. Who knows? Go to work and test your skill. Good luck!
The question: What is so unusual about this paragraph?
The answer: The paragraph does not contain a single letter "e".
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@drannhh (15219)
• United States
16 Feb 08
OK, your answer was right, but you posted the wrong paragraph. This is the correct one:
"Gatsby was walking back from a visit down in Branton Hill's manufacturing district on a Saturday night. A busy day's traffic had had its noisy run; and with not many folks in sight, His Honor got along without having to stop to grasp a hand, or talk; for a mayor out of City Hall is a shining mark for any politician. And so, coming to Broadway, a booming bass drum and sounds of singing, told of a small Salvation Army unit carrying on amidst Broadway's night shopping crowds. Gatsby, walking towards that group, saw a young girl, back toward him, just finishing a long, soulful oration ... "
It was taken from a book called Gatsby written by Ernest Vincent Wright, not to be confused with The Great Gatsby, by Fitzgerald.
The paragraph you had in mind, though, is described here:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080202135826AAWj33k&show=7
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@bongkarpasang (1377)
• Indonesia
16 Feb 08
hi, thanks for providing the original paragraph. I have also kept wondering because I saw the word "test" and I thought I had mistaken back then.

@Adoniah (7512)
• United States
16 Feb 08
And then we finish the statement by saying that the letter "e" is the most used vowel in the alphabet of course. You never see a paragraph in a normal setting without many "e"s in it. As you can see, I have used 25 so far and I was not trying.
Shalom~Adoniah





