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missing anything?
I know of books, and tracts that, in totality, contain only 25 of the 26–
(I am grossly bad at this– but can you– out do what I am trying to do? )
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missing anything?
I know of books, and tracts that, in totality, contain only 25 of the 26–
(I am grossly bad at this– but can you– out do what I am trying to do? )
Working it out was not hard, but I am tempted to say that it was no easy task
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of troy writ... um... scribb... hm... asks: can you– out do what I am trying to do?
it's a silly... task... but naturally a word for it... is about; this word is lipogram (which luckily fits our plan) -- writing thusly... turns out mostly awkward looking syntax.
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And what would Mr Shrdlu say about it!?
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Marty -- actually, I've always considered Etaoin to be of the feminine gender!
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Oh do try! Tsuwm did and gave us a word for it–I didn't know it( lipogram) just the ploy– with a small bit of planning–and PC tools–you can do it– its not that hard. If you got it– try it!
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Rhyming is hard– and many contributors do it.. I am always agog with what is known–plowing! Who wouldda thought? I don't want to call it trivia– but unusual topics don't stop anybody! I had a hand at plowing– as a country fair activity – Long Island has soft soil–but it's hard work! A furrow and back–for a buck (US dollar)! I paid to try my hand at this skill! i wasn't half bad at it...my first furrow was a bit wavy, but furrow two was straight! Not bad for a city girl!
That right--US's urban sprawl capital still had country fairs.
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only tsuwm and Marty as my only companions in this word play? To start, position a push pin, point up-wards, four in from Tab–(count Tab, too) quickly, you'll grok it's good to avoid! A world of words awaits– in this word play, flirting is okay- but don't go far astray– tarmac's thrift, with run-off from walkways or roofs is a no man's land as is a trip to subjects un urban.
You can sip pop or cola, soda on your patio, but taboo is Boston's harbor drink -I can't think of a hot drink that is not taboo. Many cold libations...
Mouth off if you want–or act sassy, and don't think about your p's and q's...a fifth of scotch– or a fifth to finish, but stay away from a fifth symbol. Stay in pairs, or crowds or groups --going solo has many risks.
Tsuwm said syntax was awkward– but only first.. A posting or two, and words will start to flow.. Is it worth a sporting try?
I can play at it, tsuwn and marty too, anybody can play–can you?
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Count paulb in -- I'm rapt to find a "tao in Shrdlu" at last!
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Hi again, of troy. I trust that it is OK to apply that tag to you - I find that your mum and dad's first rubric for you would disqualify this post from participating in your quiz. My first qualifying post was short - six or so words only. I thought I should try a post with many words so that I truly grasp how difficult it is to do it without violation. I find that it is fascinating to try this task without compromising my post's flavour, or causing awkward syntax, as tsuwm said in a prior submission. I don't think that I am doing particularly brilliantly right now. I do think, though, that if an author was to try this a lot, truly with application, that said difficulty and artificiality of wording would diminish and that this man or woman (or boy or girl) would start to know a lot of common handy substitutions and sayings.
I find that I am using - a tad too much?- a lookup list to aid in substitution of "good" words for words that do not qualify. It is amazing how that tricky fifth symbol lurks around, just waiting for an opportunity to spring forth and show his dial, much to my chagrin. Notwithstanding all my caution, it is with timidity and worry that I am composing this. I think that I will now run this story through a symbol-locating computing application - if you catch my drift - to confirm that it will in fact satisfy all conditions laid down by you and that it will obtain your approval.
Having said all that, this rambling submission is on a topic of my choosing, a topic on which I can adopt any standpoint. It would call for worthy - and wordy - skill to do this on a random topic laid down by a third party, to wit - massaging into conformity a story by a famous author. Or, say, with an additional strain of doing it within a particular chronological slot.
That's all that I am going to say in this post. I wish to finish by saying that I am actually warming to of troy's task and I think I could go on in this fashion for many paragraphs, but I will now pass this opportunity on to additional pundits of our AWADtalk community.
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