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i read the tiktok viral book that NEVER uses the letter E

Jack Edwards
2024 ж. 15 Мам.
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video chapters:
00:00 introduction.
01:57 i’m curious. and afraid.
03:54 first part.
05:27 missing in action.
07:06 also january.
09:19 lipogram.
12:42 [ad] Squar_spac_
13:36 talking around it.
14:42 going out.
16:19 its frying my brain.
18:48 this book is crazy.
20:52 plot twist.
22:21 fourth wall? don’t know it.
23:54 Ovid is Ovid.
25:23 on trial.
26:06 no spoiling this.
27:02 and also, you.
27:49 the stopping point.

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  • I learned that the letter E is the most used in English intuitively while making friendship bracelets 😅

    @livtupi@livtupi2 ай бұрын

    • Btw to try anagrams you can write the letters little pieces of paper and shuffle them... Yeah... Swiftie abilities

      @livtupi@livtupi2 ай бұрын

    • Swifties get it

      @treefish008@treefish0082 ай бұрын

    • You found an error in the book!

      @cayenigma@cayenigma2 ай бұрын

    • making friendship bracelets taught me which letters can substitute others (sharpies and Q and O are of my nightmares)

      @wittykittywoes@wittykittywoes2 ай бұрын

    • Omg literally 😭

      @abby_18@abby_182 ай бұрын

  • that's actually impressive tbf props to the writer

    @sntzksworld@sntzksworld2 ай бұрын

    • Seems a pointless exercise.

      @nicolad8822@nicolad88222 ай бұрын

    • @@nicolad8822could be a fun way to expand your vocabulary

      @ISleepInDiffrentPeoplesTrash@ISleepInDiffrentPeoplesTrash2 ай бұрын

    • ​@@nicolad8822 it had a point, to make people laugh and to do something nobody has done before.

      @Raxpandaa@Raxpandaa2 ай бұрын

    • & the editor who had to double-check that no es occur

      @ms.blooddiamond3857@ms.blooddiamond38572 ай бұрын

    • No shit🙄🙄🙄

      @Sufjan4ever@Sufjan4ever2 ай бұрын

  • 14:34 “ovid did what ovid undErstood” ARIANA WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?!????!!?!!?!!

    @melsyoutube@melsyoutube2 ай бұрын

    • 🫢🫢🫢

      @lilypad2245@lilypad22452 ай бұрын

    • dudeeee this comment needs to blow up, jack needs to see this.

      @liv_bear@liv_bear2 ай бұрын

    • 🤯

      @plumdutchess@plumdutchess2 ай бұрын

    • 👀😳

      @nive1592@nive15922 ай бұрын

    • AND OVID WAS "FORTY NINe"

      @suchivithanage95@suchivithanage952 ай бұрын

  • You could also say that because Ovid’s story ended up exactly where it started, Ovid’s story is null and void.

    @PJ-Creativity@PJ-Creativity2 ай бұрын

    • Yah... Phong is truly not okay *did you find what I did in this kickback to your conclusion*

      @HexaflexagonFan@HexaflexagonFan2 ай бұрын

    • hey, we have the same profile pic!

      @4straeus@4straeus2 ай бұрын

    • also thats kinda interesting cause ovid is an anagram of void too!

      @jeriezenski@jeriezenski2 ай бұрын

    • ​@@HexaflexagonFan Yah, I did

      @kingz4834@kingz48342 ай бұрын

  • Just below your underlined section at 14:29, the author writes the word "undErstood" 🥴

    @ilveroleolix@ilveroleolix2 ай бұрын

    • NOOO NOW I CAN'T SLEEP IN PEACE

      @Sparkl1ngM1lk@Sparkl1ngM1lk2 ай бұрын

    • oh shit

      @ryvns@ryvns2 ай бұрын

    • this destroys me

      @mrlnxf8455@mrlnxf84552 ай бұрын

    • jack, pls explain if this scene has any sort of relevance that would make it make sense to have an e in that word? or is that truly just a mistake?

      @mrlnxf8455@mrlnxf84552 ай бұрын

    • They could’ve just ctrl + F the letter “e” on the manuscript 😩

      @jessicadoan834@jessicadoan8342 ай бұрын

  • Tom Nook also doesn't have any E's... coincidence?! I think not!

    @Elizabeth-lv3vh@Elizabeth-lv3vh2 ай бұрын

    • nor animal crossing or capitalism 😮

      @maryseptihet@maryseptihet2 ай бұрын

    • 🤯🤯🤯

      @Josandy@Josandy2 ай бұрын

    • 😂😂😂

      @catbrae7118@catbrae71182 ай бұрын

    • 🤔🤔🤔

      @vincalgamez@vincalgamez2 ай бұрын

    • 😦😧

      @uzu9376@uzu93762 ай бұрын

  • PLEASE read Sphynx by Anne Garretta-it’s this same concept, except it doesn’t use any gendered pronouns, so you have no idea if the main characters are male or female or in between. It’s especially impressive considering the novel was originally written in French (a gendered language)!!

    @icecreamblandwich@icecreamblandwich2 ай бұрын

    • I love that idea! Definitely have to give this book a try!

      @CCCoOoOo00-@CCCoOoOo00-2 ай бұрын

    • There Is no in-between

      @yeonake@yeonake2 ай бұрын

    • In this same vein, I definitely recommend The Iliac Crest by Cristina Rivera Garza. Similar concept except not even the main character seems to know. Also, it was originally written in Spanish which is a highly gendered language.

      @eman4233@eman42332 ай бұрын

    • That's actually a more interesting concept to me, since it plays into real life and real issues more rather just being a challenge.

      @paulhammond6978@paulhammond69782 ай бұрын

    • Thats such an interesting concept, that actually adds to the experience

      @beelzemobabbity@beelzemobabbity2 ай бұрын

  • Imagine if Phong Nguyen next book only uses words with the letter e

    @allison-paige@allison-paige2 ай бұрын

    • No, only the letter e, just a whole novel is eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeee e eeeeeeeeee

      @insertcreativehandle@insertcreativehandle2 ай бұрын

    • @@insertcreativehandleyeah, like the p keyboard!

      @Child69@Child692 ай бұрын

    • After writing La Disparition (A Void), Georges Perec took all his unused e's and devoted them to a short text, Les Revenentes, in which e is the only vowel employed.

      @prachijaiwal8794@prachijaiwal87942 ай бұрын

    • @@Child69it’s perfect

      @Orangecatinahoodie@Orangecatinahoodie2 ай бұрын

    • Rushe E

      @locrianphantom3547@locrianphantom35472 ай бұрын

  • i think it's crazy phong could publish a full book without using that symbol. this is actually so hard - just within this short paragraph i'm kind of struggling! i couldn't focus on a story this way, as i would focus so much on this missing symbol... so fascinating though! thank you so much for showing us this unusual work, what a fun video!

    @mrlnxf8455@mrlnxf84552 ай бұрын

    • you almost did the full paragraph without using that symbol, only to fail on the final word. this IS frustrating! i don’t know how i did it too but i’m proud edit: i really thought i did it but i used "the". i hate this

      @nkk_23@nkk_232 ай бұрын

    • vlog, film, and post could be used for the last word i think

      @josjoererg@josjoererg2 ай бұрын

    • still used "the" truly hard work lmao

      @regrets331@regrets3312 ай бұрын

    • ​@@nkk_23 and the word "the", so they used it twice but that's still very little compared to most comments (and words in general lol)

      @zzyzxzzyzx@zzyzxzzyzx2 ай бұрын

    • @@nkk_23 the last word was actually on purpose, but i did miss a "the" 😭

      @mrlnxf8455@mrlnxf84552 ай бұрын

  • “The author’s name is phong guyan!” Well, I’ve heard many pronunciations but thats a new one!

    @squash9189@squash91892 ай бұрын

    • Was looking for a comment that mentioned this! It should be pronounced as "win" right?

      @DD-zi8lw@DD-zi8lw29 күн бұрын

    • yeah, something like that, I usually pronounce it “Fom Ngwin”, but my Vietnamese isn’t perfect. Pretty sure that’s how you pronounce phong, or at least that’s how I pronounce my name

      @squash9189@squash918928 күн бұрын

  • i once wrote a poem which omitted I, O and U and it was so difficult so i cannot imagine a WHOLE NOVEL

    @KatherineTreasure@KatherineTreasure2 ай бұрын

    • Improvisational fiction GIRLL novel has an E

      @D0nm3g4@D0nm3g42 ай бұрын

    • That is a smart play with words though. Kudos!

      @anniekate76@anniekate762 ай бұрын

    • @@anniekate76what?

      @crystalgaming12@crystalgaming12Ай бұрын

    • I O U 🍎🔪

      @LilyPillow@LilyPillowАй бұрын

    • @@crystalgaming12they are basically complimenting the op

      @Kitten_Kadoodle@Kitten_KadoodleАй бұрын

  • That someone would be able to translate La Disparition in English complying with the E omission is crazy lol

    @carojr8393@carojr83932 ай бұрын

    • It's actually been translated in English, it's called "a void" but I still unfortunately they couldn't translate the "sans e" "sans eux" that give it's meaning to the book, still impressive though !

      @MaudlineRothenberg-lj7hv@MaudlineRothenberg-lj7hv2 ай бұрын

    • Yess exactly E or eux hinting at his parents lost during WW2, a whole new meaning lost in the process of translation

      @carojr8393@carojr83932 ай бұрын

    • Almost as if it would be impossible for a mere human…

      @kathynorth4142@kathynorth4142Ай бұрын

    • In Spanish it’s the A that’s missing

      @rauldjvp3053@rauldjvp3053Ай бұрын

    • It is also translated to Turkish by Cemal Yardımcı without using the letter 'e' which is baffling..

      @TheNauglafel@TheNauglafel8 күн бұрын

  • 14:33 the word “understood” is in the next paragraph.

    @anastasiawoodberry3463@anastasiawoodberry34632 ай бұрын

    • Oh my god

      @jaskeerat598@jaskeerat5982 ай бұрын

    • And the word are at 27:35

      @mariyamfarooq400@mariyamfarooq4002 ай бұрын

    • oops

      @muridoodles@muridoodles2 ай бұрын

    • Nooo, I'm sad now.

      @maria20819@maria20819Ай бұрын

    • @@mariyamfarooq400 i checked this in the book and Jack is just reading it out loud incorrectly and adding “are”. The text says “You, my co-conspirator”

      @bendtheory2247@bendtheory2247Ай бұрын

  • This ABSOLUTELY needs a part two!!!! Read all the other lipogram books you talked about. Such an interesting topic.

    @CatianaKeys@CatianaKeys2 ай бұрын

    • Agreed!!!

      @wiidasander9626@wiidasander96262 ай бұрын

    • I’m waiting for part two… but not part 7 of cours😅 😅

      @josetieneoro@josetieneoro2 ай бұрын

  • jack being friends with Mina is literally so amazing….my worlds are colliding

    @finreads@finreads2 ай бұрын

    • im genuinely shocked that not enough people are talking about it

      @josipon@josipon2 ай бұрын

    • Exactly my thoughts!!

      @imagine_big9398@imagine_big93982 ай бұрын

    • where does he mention that pls?

      @mariasul@mariasul2 ай бұрын

    • @@mariasul it was during the clip he showed of him and his friends at dinner!!

      @finreads@finreads2 ай бұрын

    • collab when

      @apet6752@apet67522 ай бұрын

  • I LOVE Ella Minnow Pea! Every single person I know who has read it has been blown away by it (including me). Very highly recommend it!

    @teamoxfordcomma@teamoxfordcomma2 ай бұрын

    • YESS I SECOND THIS one of the most unique books I’ve ever had the pleasure of reading😊

      @insyirah7675@insyirah76752 ай бұрын

    • Ok, I enjoyed it, but wasn't really blown away.

      @user-ny1wo1vp9r@user-ny1wo1vp9r2 ай бұрын

    • I was just about to comment the same thing. It's an amazing book. Jack didn't comment about the fact the title sounds "l m n o p". Dont know if he just didn't pick up on it.

      @carolynbennett1867@carolynbennett18672 ай бұрын

    • I came here to say that! Found the book through a tumblr screenshot on pinterest and read it and it's so good!

      @whoatemychocolate@whoatemychocolate2 ай бұрын

    • It was my favourite book of last year. Even beyond the lipogram part, the social commentary in it was awesome. As someone who grew up in a political system that keeps leaning on extremism, I could literally name a person in my life for each of the characters.

      @minano-nim6795@minano-nim67952 ай бұрын

  • "this book doesn't have the letter e" this guy the whole video: "wow there's no letter e"

    @kiiturii@kiituriiАй бұрын

    • Until he reads undeerstood

      @crystalgaming12@crystalgaming12Ай бұрын

  • The letter "E" is important for code breaking. If you do a frequency analysis on a substitution cipher, it is easy to figure out what symbols are used as code for the letter "E." This is simple code breaking, but it's best to start with the fundamentals. These books, that omit the letter "E", always remind codebreakers to expect the unexpected when people really want to keep secrets hidden.

    @kaylak5938@kaylak59382 ай бұрын

  • Phong Nguyen pronounces like "phone win" in English

    @traaangchang@traaangchang2 ай бұрын

    • Oh

      @prettytopia@prettytopia29 күн бұрын

    • I thought it was newen?

      @rileyeyeyy@rileyeyeyy25 күн бұрын

  • 7:33 stil trying to find the 'e' in January

    @elenanielson9465@elenanielson9465Ай бұрын

    • and February lol

      @hedrickdeshotel7121@hedrickdeshotel712110 күн бұрын

    • ​@@hedrickdeshotel7121fEbruary

      @casquidraws@casquidraws4 күн бұрын

    • @@hedrickdeshotel7121.

      @eviedeleviebevie@eviedeleviebevie4 күн бұрын

    • @@hedrickdeshotel7121 second letter

      @Sleepy_cherry@Sleepy_cherry11 сағат бұрын

  • my heart broke just a little when he pronounced “nguyen” like that

    @lavendertiles@lavendertiles2 ай бұрын

    • @@glitterycworpse thank god i don’t have nguyen as my last name T^T my mothers last name is nguyen but she just tells everyone to say wing

      @lavendertiles@lavendertiles2 ай бұрын

    • @@glitterycworpsethankfully like half the asians in my school have the last name nguyen, so everyone knows how to say it in my class

      @roseishere_sunny@roseishere_sunny2 ай бұрын

  • Saw Jack say on his Instagram that he wanted to go back to more vlog-style filming and this video showed me that I’ve really missed it! I first thought this would be about “La Disparition” by Georges Perec as I think it’s one of the most famous books to do this, and the fact that it was translated so many times too is incredible! :)

    @aulbayne8600@aulbayne86002 ай бұрын

    • came here thinking he'd read georges perec!

      @rfzz385@rfzz3852 ай бұрын

    • Yes, same here

      @CircumstanceN1@CircumstanceN12 ай бұрын

    • About 25 or so years ago I had an English translation of “La Disparition” titled “A Void”, because, rather than no E, it “”avoided” the letter A.

      @michaelsimpson6958@michaelsimpson69582 ай бұрын

    • @@michaelsimpson6958 I’ve read it in Russian, it was letter “o”

      @CircumstanceN1@CircumstanceN12 ай бұрын

    • Came here looking for this comment, once I found he was talking about another book. La Disparition was published in 1969, and apparently he also wrote a book which used words whose only vowel was the letter e too.

      @paulhammond6978@paulhammond69782 ай бұрын

  • I think there might be something about the way the letter e is written as well! It looks like a circle that’s been attempted to be cut off, yet still rejoins in the loop.

    @joeawad4325@joeawad43252 ай бұрын

  • obsessed with you taking a break from reading to explain the kate middleton conspiracy. hope her bbl was successful fr xx

    @KatherineTreasure@KatherineTreasure2 ай бұрын

  • The amount of joy in your voice just from flicking the lap on and off was very heartwarming.

    @kindred-spirits@kindred-spirits2 ай бұрын

  • Definitely a p2 with other lipogram books would be iconic 🤩 this is such a cool concept

    @arpabo@arpabo2 ай бұрын

  • oh my god Jack I'm begging you do a voiceover for a book cause I literally need it for breathing

    @ryvns@ryvns2 ай бұрын

  • The same technique was used in the book by Georg's Perec, A Void. It was translated from French and it has no E's in French or in English and was written in 1969 before finally being translated in 1994. It's an amazing feat of writing as well as just a good story.

    @sarahmuller9482@sarahmuller94822 ай бұрын

    • Wait that’s so cool! Because the character’s name is Ovid. A Void -> Ovid 😮

      @jessicadoan834@jessicadoan8342 ай бұрын

    • The other story's main character is Anton Vowl.

      @sarahmuller9482@sarahmuller94822 ай бұрын

    • I was going to comment this!

      @maryap8821@maryap88212 ай бұрын

    • He mentioned it in the video

      @keeva2176@keeva21762 ай бұрын

    • 10:50 ….

      @floofmcgoofin@floofmcgoofin2 ай бұрын

  • I am also now going to try and post this blurb without also using that symbol. This was such a fun post from you and I also had no notion of lipograms prior to today (lol this is hard). So thank you for this. You should do a part two!

    @thatgirlnextfloor@thatgirlnextfloor2 ай бұрын

  • this is such a creative video! i love the vlog format! i love the concept!

    @nissasbookcorner@nissasbookcorner2 ай бұрын

  • So incredibly clever! I was really impressed at how natural the exposition and dialog sounded.

    @aksez2u@aksez2u2 ай бұрын

  • Do more of these! This was so interesting, best reading vlog I've seen in a long time :)

    @laurastobbe9331@laurastobbe93312 ай бұрын

  • Been waiting for you to drop this eversince you talked about it on ig bestie omg

    @NellyVilla09@NellyVilla092 ай бұрын

  • Ovid kinda sounds like A Void perhaps another reference to the famous French lipogram or avoid like the way Ovid runs away/avoids being someone's protagonist

    @angelinam.1614@angelinam.16142 ай бұрын

  • Jack!!! I love this new vlog where you show us more than reading, but your trips, your friends, and others. Keep it up, mix it up! ❤❤❤

    @JahricLago@JahricLago2 ай бұрын

  • Watching Jack talk about a book with so much passion is always charming :) (No E's hehe)

    @Soloee_@Soloee_2 ай бұрын

    • Fifth glyph spotted in 14th word and two in 15th word (no fifth glyphs haha)

      @goosedoesvideogames@goosedoesvideogamesАй бұрын

  • loveeee the vlog style sooo much I'm obsessed❤

    @l.e.n.a.n.e.l4526@l.e.n.a.n.e.l45262 ай бұрын

  • I need part 2 of you reading other lipograms!! This is so cool and I wanna read Roundabout so BAD!!

    @sam-ly4gn@sam-ly4gn2 ай бұрын

  • Pleeeease do a part two! This is such a cool concept. 😍

    @wiidasander9626@wiidasander96262 ай бұрын

  • I love watching your reading vlogs ❤️ and these types of books are crazy

    @Jaseyrae213@Jaseyrae2132 ай бұрын

  • this book sounds so cool!! will add it to my list right away

    @llera_navi@llera_naviАй бұрын

  • This is probably the most interesting book I have ever seen, please do more books like these!!!

    @stanloona1311@stanloona13112 ай бұрын

  • Actually love the vlog style as a nice change!

    @hollythacker8086@hollythacker80862 ай бұрын

  • Thank you for this video - I can’t wait to get my hands on this book. It did bring Ella Minnow Pea to mind immediately. I read it several years ago, but it’s one that I always remember, and do recommend!

    @joangavrilik3009@joangavrilik30092 ай бұрын

  • I love this style of video so much and the randomness of it validates the way my mind thinks LOL

    @jean-marieodom5620@jean-marieodom56202 ай бұрын

  • I’ve missed the reading vlogs!! Glad they’re back :-)

    @ElineVeldhuisen@ElineVeldhuisen2 ай бұрын

  • This is like the Will Ferrell movie « Stranger than Fiction » a fantastic film!

    @LaVictoireRosee@LaVictoireRosee2 ай бұрын

    • So glad you mentioned it! It’s like the same exact premise haha

      @Amy-qb4tk@Amy-qb4tk2 ай бұрын

    • Was going to say that

      @emmaberger3748@emmaberger37482 ай бұрын

  • i know a lot of ppl r here for jack's taste in book, recommendation, and commentary but dang,, i'm here for his fashion, he has the coolest clothes. the t-shirt w the coolest most unique stitch for the neck line at the begin?!!

    @beameam773@beameam7732 ай бұрын

    • For real though. Like I'm constantly torn between do I want him, or do I just want his clothes.

      @Ash_thetic20@Ash_thetic202 ай бұрын

  • I need to read this book!! Also, it's lovely to watch your blogs again, I missed them 📖☕️

    @stellaruddhathaway2314@stellaruddhathaway23142 ай бұрын

  • ella minnow pea is soooo good!!! so witty, you would love it

    @julia.g.7878@julia.g.78782 ай бұрын

  • oh i’ve missed these readings vlogs!

    @cubitum-eamus@cubitum-eamus2 ай бұрын

  • Omg I just found your channel and it's already so welcoming and I love your description. IT'S SO COLORFULLLLLLL!!!!

    @Cannibal_Toast@Cannibal_Toast28 күн бұрын

  • 4:05 the video actually starts to the people that think waiting *FOUR MINUTES AND FIVE SECONDS* is boring

    @YoungMasterJedi@YoungMasterJediАй бұрын

  • Oh, I thought you meant the Georges Perec novel, ‘A Void’ who also wrote a lipogram!

    @courtenaywrites@courtenaywrites2 ай бұрын

    • yes thank you. thats the real sauce

      @RoxxorzYourBoxxorz@RoxxorzYourBoxxorzАй бұрын

  • Yess, definitely need a part two!

    @xmv99@xmv992 ай бұрын

  • Yeeeesss! So cool eith a second part for all the lipogram books!!!

    @mette8472@mette84722 ай бұрын

  • i just noticed in 13:32 the word “understood” was written

    @-tokkicore@-tokkicoreАй бұрын

  • This is so cool! I would love another part

    @sararobinson5512@sararobinson55122 ай бұрын

  • I missed the vlog. Glad to see you back 😊

    @as670@as6702 ай бұрын

  • i have been WAITING for you to read this book for so long!! i knew you were gonna appreciate the sheer determination the author had. also part 2 when??

    @loraserafimova7750@loraserafimova77502 ай бұрын

  • After hearing you read in this video, I desperately need you to start making sleep videos of you just reading. Your voice is so soothing

    @zknight4481@zknight4481Ай бұрын

  • Amazing , i am joyous that an algorithm brought this show to my grasp. This book sounds amazing

    @tristanvliet@tristanvliet2 ай бұрын

  • I thoroughly enjoyed this video!! 😍🔥 i cant wait to get my hands on a copy of this book to read and have it in my collection 😭❤️

    @sarahkaleel9423@sarahkaleel94232 ай бұрын

  • This book is so fascinating.

    @janniszeiger@janniszeiger2 ай бұрын

  • Jaaaaaaaaaaack please please read “That which has no name” by Piedad Bonnett It’s a book about a mother loosing her son it's perhaps my favorite book, i can't tell how good is the english edition, but this book is gold!

    @MariaCatalinaMR@MariaCatalinaMR2 ай бұрын

  • These reading vlog style videos are my favourite kind

    @ramantinuwal1810@ramantinuwal18102 ай бұрын

  • The writer shows true hardwork it’s hard to not use the letter “e” since it’s used a lot.

    @yoursalmashowz@yoursalmashowzАй бұрын

  • This vlog is amazing and amusing, along with your spirit and disposition 😂😜🙌

    @christineyeong@christineyeong2 ай бұрын

  • "March, April, May, July and August" TIL January has an E in it

    @OrenjiArms@OrenjiArmsАй бұрын

  • i love this concept. now i need to read it...i red ella minnow pea last month and it became a favorite

    @izziedias@izziedias2 ай бұрын

  • OMG! I have to read that book and the others you mentioned in the video. Loved this video. 🤗

    @ElizabethCruz-ub3hq@ElizabethCruz-ub3hq2 ай бұрын

  • 7:45 - and January lol

    @ElsaLouiseSinger@ElsaLouiseSinger2 ай бұрын

  • Watching this post brought shock to my day. I did not know this could flourish as a functioning story. I find it fascinating. Thank you for sharing, Jack. I may try this now, or a similar limitation. Truly radical.

    @boredishfish2717@boredishfish27172 ай бұрын

    • My words do not sound natural as I talk this way. That author is out of this world.

      @boredishfish2717@boredishfish27172 ай бұрын

    • It’s amazing how humans can form strings of words without utilizing a particular symbol! I was actually trying to find an annotation that don’t contain this particular symbol! That author also had a fallacy or two in his writing, but it’s still fascinating!

      @simplypie@simplypie2 ай бұрын

  • Watching you nerd out on this book is more amusing than I was expecting 👏👏👏

    @badmothertucker6579@badmothertucker65792 ай бұрын

  • i LOVE meta stories like that! idk why but it just itches my brain the rigth way, i just rewatched a let's play for a video game where the narator turns out to be the villain (if you know, you know) and i'm OBSESSED

    @aliceswayer9979@aliceswayer99792 ай бұрын

  • I resisted this book because 1) it’s gimmicky, and 2) I’m very suspicious that AI was involved/utilized. However, I was curious so I’m glad you read and reviewed it. Thank you.

    @kathynorth4142@kathynorth4142Ай бұрын

  • now I am going to get the book and see what other words besides "understand" 14:34 and "are" 27:35 have "E" in them and decipher author's message :) not that I needed another book to my never-ending TBR, but this is so much fun

    @arevikheboyan@arevikheboyanАй бұрын

  • I love love love this video. You’re so funny and the book sounds super interesting ❤

    @melanygomez613@melanygomez6132 ай бұрын

  • I’m in desperate need of a part 2!

    @misselphie78@misselphie782 ай бұрын

  • Now you have to write your review without using the letter "e" as well 😂

    @ellenskelton9007@ellenskelton90072 ай бұрын

  • If I had to take a wild guess, based off the title alone, the book doesn't simply just "th whit dog was slping" Instead, it takes a "Roundabout" way of saying the same sentence, which normally isn't needed. Therefore, that's the title.

    @shibainu2528@shibainu2528Ай бұрын

  • Jack I cannot tell you how much of a treat it is to come home from a rough 12 hour shift, put the kettle on, grab a fluffy pillow and watch your new video

    @juliarosetwamley@juliarosetwamley2 ай бұрын

  • YOURE GORGEOUS STOP

    @ku_chee@ku_chee28 күн бұрын

  • No background music or soundtracks warms my body's pump. Thank you for that soft soothing sound of only air moving around and out of your mouth. 😊

    @scofah@scofah2 ай бұрын

  • In Argentina we use the -e to make the nouns gender neutral (eg instead of "linda/lindo" we can use "linde"). Most of the population are against the use of that letter so I found the book interesting and funny for our current reality in the country

    @enahueltorres@enahueltorres2 ай бұрын

    • As a Spanish I say you "can't" use that because it's gramatically incorrect. Also, they are trying to be more inclusive by substituring the final letter by an X. So instead of "linda/lindo" they want to say "linde/lindx" which is... not it. With all respect.

      @stormofapril@stormofapril2 ай бұрын

    • @@stormofapril As a teacher who wants to encourage his students to feel free and confident on themselves, and as a person part of the lgbtq+ community who also has friends from the same community, i will do my best to integrate those who feel apart, even if that includes changing a simple letter. Also, no nos hagamos policia de la gramática cuando se acepta el uso de palabras como "almondiga" o "septiembre". Si vamos a quejarnos por cómo alteramos la lengua, no nos centremos en una sola letra y planteemos el debate de por qué otras no tienen éste problema del genero. With all respect.

      @enahueltorres@enahueltorres2 ай бұрын

    • @@enahueltorres Y yo nunca dije que esas palabras se tengan que escribir así solo porque la gente laa diga mal. Y tú deberías ser quien nos diga cómo se origina el lenguaje y cómo ha evolucionado hasta llegar a ser lo que es hoy. Hablar y escribir bien no debería ser una ideología política si no una obligación. Además, el género neutro en inglés siempre fue asignado para cosas u objetos, no para personas. Si quieres animar a que otros se sientan a gusto adelante, pero eso no lo hace hablar correctamente porque actualmente las normas son así. La RAE rechazó el lenguaje inclusivo.

      @stormofapril@stormofapril2 ай бұрын

    • @@stormofapril Mirá, cualquier cosa que hagamos, en mayor o menor medida, está influenciado por nuestra opinión y por la política. Que la RAE rechace el lenguaje inclusivo es una decisión política. Que vos no quieras utilizarlo también es una decisión política. Ahora, que vos no lo quieras utilizar no tiene por qué influir en si otra gente lo use o no. Que yo sea docente no significa que tenga, cómo obligación, explicar cómo se origina el lenguaje o cómo evolucionó, porque para éso están los lingüistas. Ahora, ¿En qué consiste hablar bien? Porque en inglés también se cometen decisiones/cambios gramaticales como usar solo was con I, cuándo antes se podía utilizar tanto was como were, y la gente no se quejó de ello.

      @enahueltorres@enahueltorres2 ай бұрын

    • In italian we do it with the letter u!! Although we can also use *, @ and most importantly ə for singular and з for plural

      @martinagervasi2927@martinagervasi29272 ай бұрын

  • it hurted my brain too, too meta for me 🤯 PART TWO PLEEEASE

    @isabelamartins8343@isabelamartins83432 ай бұрын

  • START A LIPOGRAM SERIESSS i loved this video and would watch every part!! also i thought you lived in england?!

    @amayanaomitamar9612@amayanaomitamar96122 ай бұрын

  • I’m so glad you mentioned Ella Minnow Pea! It was a big deal at the time. Not Oprah book club big deal like The Many Lives of Mamma Love, but readers were definitely talking about it and loving it. For some reason I always associate it with a book that was released around the same time called Balzac and the little Chinese Seamstress. They have nothing to do with one another but I remember they would always be on the same display table.

    @ckellyisme@ckellyisme2 ай бұрын

  • What if someone tried making a book only using words with the letter E?

    @TakaTheTherian@TakaTheTherian26 күн бұрын

    • That would be cool

      @Fishbeeboop88@Fishbeeboop8826 күн бұрын

    • Challenge accepted I’ll link it when I’m done ( if I don’t give up or forget about it, lol)

      @TheFinalflame_Offical@TheFinalflame_Offical7 күн бұрын

    • @@TheFinalflame_Offical i would like to see it when your done!

      @Fishbeeboop88@Fishbeeboop887 күн бұрын

  • I feel like I’ve already read the book because of this vlog. Thank you. I’ll give it 4 stars

    @emmaberger3748@emmaberger37482 ай бұрын

  • Omg the David shrigley artwork, love him

    @emilyhousley2947@emilyhousley29472 ай бұрын

  • What this reminded of was in Gilmore Girls when Rory met the life and death brigade for the first time and they would not use the letter e.

    @SoScarlettItWasMaroon@SoScarlettItWasMaroon2 ай бұрын

    • Oh boy I forgot about that.

      @kristalpower292@kristalpower29225 күн бұрын

  • I'm very tempted to read this actually and it's not something like what I would ever normally read.

    @ElizabethNicoleSchwartz@ElizabethNicoleSchwartz2 ай бұрын

    • there is an e at around 14:27 :(

      @timeforproblems@timeforproblems2 ай бұрын

  • This is wild! I actually will think about this for days.

    @KiLOBYTEQT@KiLOBYTEQT2 ай бұрын

  • that book sounds SO good, I wanna read it 😤

    @teddylikesrabbits@teddylikesrabbits2 ай бұрын

  • The Kate-Middleton-take isn't aged very well

    @Jannemann09@Jannemann09Ай бұрын

  • A book with the lack of the letter 'E' feels just a bit less satisfying to read XD

    @midnightgamer217@midnightgamer217Ай бұрын

  • I didn't expect the book to actually be INTERESTING. How cool!

    @safaiaryu12@safaiaryu12Ай бұрын

  • it is quite difficult to not include one specific letter, though it is quite fun trying! I enjoyed this video, plus I will be trying to find those other books too! very cool! 😎

    @thepagesofsamantha@thepagesofsamantha2 ай бұрын

  • this reminds me of a book i drew/wrote when I was in first grade where everyone was aware of the narrator and just got one. The main character didn't want one so she kinda ran away and broke the narration of the book, and the mom had to go find her daughter with only dialogue I think. I didn't get very far in writing it b/c I was eight and writing stuff only in dialogue is basically impossible. I have no idea where the heck this book went but istg I had silly little pictures of it and I wonder how I thought of it lol

    @Tr1x9c0m@Tr1x9c0mАй бұрын
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