Whats wrong with this...

[Ash1711]

The paragraph below is most unusual. How quickly can you find out what is so unusual about it? It looks so ordinary you'd think nothing was wrong with it - and in fact, nothing is wrong with it. It is unusual though. Why?

"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 Honour 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 youg girl, back toward him, just finishing a long, soulful oration ... "


The above passage is taken from the book "Gatsby" written by Ernest Vincent Wright in the late 1930's

 

[Lolita]

long sentences. interesting use of punctuation/grammar

 

[Papa P]

It doesnt use the word "the" or the letter "e" in it at all!

:slayer: I win! :slayer:

 

[5abr3]

I hope that is a copy/paste, theres a fair few small mistakes in the spelling

 

[Ash1711]

I hope that is a copy/paste, theres a fair few small mistakes in the spelling

yea it was a copy and paste and yea the passage doesnt have the word the or the letter E in.

 

[jug]

the spelling of young is wrong

 

[JimMagill]

yea it was a copy and paste and yea the passage doesnt have the word the or the letter E in.

Damn... I was hoping that it was a coded message that would unlock the secret to the five lost golden cities of Herefordshire

Or failing that unlock the boot of a Mk2 Punto

Jim

 

[jug]

I was hoping that it was a coded message that would unlock the secret to the five lost golden cities of Herefordshire

sshhhh!!!!

never mention the lost cities in public. master will beat you.

 

[beany_bot]

"A busy day's traffic had had its noisy run"

Had Had = bad grammar.

 

[jug]

"A busy day's traffic had had its noisy run"

Had Had = bad grammar.

its a pluperfect, which is correct grammar in this situation.

 

[wizardflake]

I didn't spot the lack of 'e's, but I spotted the lack of 'the'.

 

[olgit]

Sorry But

 

[Chas Uno]

There's no "z" or "x" in the sentence.

 

[Helz]

Considering E is the most commonly used letter in our fine English language, it is strange for a paragraph not to contain at least one.

 

[Captain Mike]

it hasnt got the sentence

"smack my bitch up mo' fo'" in it!