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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread benthic #196587 01/25/2011 6:03 PM Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 3 CA tiberall stranger tiberall stranger Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 3 CA If you are interested in constraints in writing, Douglas Hofstadter wrote a phenomenal book called "Le Ton Beau de Marot: In Praise of the Music of Language." Starting with Clement Marot's 28 line poem in French, he explores the constraints on poetic translation which leads to all sorts of examples of lipograms and everything else. A must read. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: benthic tiberall #196632 01/26/2011 1:38 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Thanks for the heads-up, and welcome to you. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: benthic Jackie #196639 01/26/2011 2:00 AM Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,971 Likes: 3 Land of the Flat Water LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,971 Likes: 3 Land of the Flat Water Welcome Tiberall ----please, draw me a sheep---- Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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