That said, I am thinking about turning the blog into a lipogram - a constrained form of writing in which one or more letters are purposefully not used. One of the most famous lipograms is Gadsby: Champion of Youth, a 260 page novel that Ernest Vincent Wright published in 1939. He wrote it with the "E" key on his typewriter tied down so that it was impossible to type an "E." Needless to say, my task should be easier. Any takers on how long I can go without my missing letter?
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Lipogram?
The other day while I was vacuuming my apartment I noticed some dust on my desk and started vacuuming there. Then I noticed that my keyboard was a little dusty too. Long story short, a letter key (the one between "Z" and "C" on your QWERTY keyboard) was ripped off and I have not been able to satisfactorily repair it:
That said, I am thinking about turning the blog into a lipogram - a constrained form of writing in which one or more letters are purposefully not used. One of the most famous lipograms is Gadsby: Champion of Youth, a 260 page novel that Ernest Vincent Wright published in 1939. He wrote it with the "E" key on his typewriter tied down so that it was impossible to type an "E." Needless to say, my task should be easier. Any takers on how long I can go without my missing letter?
That said, I am thinking about turning the blog into a lipogram - a constrained form of writing in which one or more letters are purposefully not used. One of the most famous lipograms is Gadsby: Champion of Youth, a 260 page novel that Ernest Vincent Wright published in 1939. He wrote it with the "E" key on his typewriter tied down so that it was impossible to type an "E." Needless to say, my task should be easier. Any takers on how long I can go without my missing letter?
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15 minutes. You've already rigged something.
Also, isn't it ironic, Andrew, that the 'X' is missing? That, and the letter 'P' are always such trouble for you to find!
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