Comments on: This post was not brought to you by the letter E http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/2284 Feel Smart Again Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:18:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Dan http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/2284/comment-page-1#comment-3104 Dan Thu, 12 Oct 2006 20:11:32 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/2284#comment-3104 Got it! It's in the "the" of the first sentence of the second paragraph. BTW, does any one know of an example of the opposite of this? In other words, could a novel, or some other form of writing, exist in which every word contains a certain letter? Got it!

It’s in the “the” of the first sentence of the second paragraph.

BTW, does any one know of an example of the opposite of this? In other words, could a novel, or some other form of writing, exist in which every word contains a certain letter?

]]> By: John http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/2284/comment-page-1#comment-3099 John Thu, 12 Oct 2006 19:26:36 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/2284#comment-3099 The novel A Void was written by French author Georges Perec without the letter "e." Then Gilbert Adair translated the novel to English without using the letter "e" either. The novel A Void was written by French author Georges Perec without the letter “e.” Then Gilbert Adair translated the novel to English without using the letter “e” either.

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