[etni] a riddle - Try it!!
- From: "Avrahamroos" <avrahamroos@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2005 01:04:58 +0100
**** ETNI on the web http://www.etni.org.il http://www.etni.org ****
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 Honor 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. Gadsby, 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
Scroll down to find the answer
but only if you cannot find it on your own!
Answer: The letter "E" is the most commonly used letter in the English
language, but in the whole passage, there was no "E" used.
Avraham Roos
_________________________________
You can contact me on ICQ #22351330
or MSN avaway@xxxxxxxxxxx
or Skype: avrahamroos
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
##### To send a message to the ETNI list email: etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx #####
##### Send queries and questions to: ask@xxxxxxxx #####
Other related posts:
- » [etni] a riddle - Try it!!
