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"True or false: Every grammatical English sentence must contain at least one capital letter."

They said "true". I can think of two with no words in common:


  1. e. e. cummings wrote poems.

  2. bell hooks is a feminist.

Date: 2008-09-13 12:24 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] knobody.livejournal.com
knobody expects the spanish inquisition.

Date: 2008-09-13 12:50 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] karenkay.livejournal.com
And you don't think some editor somewhere wouldn't argue about those?

Date: 2008-09-13 01:48 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] fizzgig-bites.livejournal.com
web Trns*port will be released later this year.

Only Gayle will find that funny.

I can think of two with no words in commonT

Date: 2008-09-13 06:16 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] reluctance.livejournal.com
I think that despite their use of poetic license, the case could certainly be made that their chosen capitalization remains ungrammatical.

We can throw bill bissett into the ring also if you're open to Canadians.

Re: I can think of two with no words in commonT

Date: 2008-09-13 10:14 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sylvar.livejournal.com
Ooo, didn't know about him. Thanks!

Date: 2008-09-17 12:39 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ratcliffe1963.livejournal.com
gahhhhhhhhhhhh this is somehow fascinating and unnerving at the same time and I have an uncontrollable urge to find a counterexample ... :-P

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