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randompasserby

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the great gastby

the novel the great gatsby..or however you spell it has 50,000 words in the book right? but get this not one word has the letter e in it. creepy or what?

Ricky

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Re: the great gastby

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald has the letter 'e' in many places.  Just look at the title.  However, Gadsby, by Ernest Vincent Wright, does not.

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randompasserby

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Re: the great gastby

whops wrong book...

Devantè

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Re: the great gastby

Wow, nice find. I wonder if anyone else noticed it.

Monox D. I-Fly

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Re: the great gastby

the novel the great gatsby..or however you spell it has 50,000 words in the book right? but get this not one word has the letter e in it. creepy or what?

Wait, did you say that someone managed to write a 50,000 words novel without the word "the"?

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Re: the great gastby

If you plan to do this, it's not that hard.  But why?

Bob

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