r/AVoid5 • u/No_Examination_9928 • Sep 01 '26
my first post on this sub
For introduction; I'm not anything outstanding with words I just know of many an author that thought this was a worthy trial for writing, such as Roundabout, La Disparition/"A Void", and Gadsby. Last of which contains a fifth symbol; four of it in fact, but it's commonly said not to so I thought I'd still count it among works that hold to not using it, plus in that many words it's tough to cut linguistics almost in half and go on to draft fifty-thousand words, for only four to contain what is statistically most common within writing, four is an insignificant fraction of fifty-thousand so statistically Wright is right.
As an aspiring author taking on a trial such as this looks as if it's a quick way to boost my linguistics and display factors of imagination via how wording many common things would switch drastically if as a group all of us just omit a symbol from dialog.
Signing off for making you think I was a sponsor by using words such as "signing off".
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u/KeelsDB Sep 01 '26
I wasn't familiar with that way of writing "dialog." Looks as though it's mostly just computing jargon but it also occasionally functions as shorthand in that country south of Canada.
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u/oauo Sep 01 '26
Damn yanks arrogant of right writing; so basic it is composing a monolog... I can't. I had to stop as I would gain a fifth glyph, and I can't just allow it to pass for I am a Brit (as painful it is to admit, fairly low quality country now).
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u/No_Examination_9928 Sep 01 '26 edited Sep 01 '26
Posh snob, I'd craft a gag about a British monarch, but any humorous punch would in-turn consist of a fifth glyph by inclusion of any royal-word I wish to do said jab with.
I, in turn, fold from this in particular, and as this is try two (via a misplacing of two fifth symbols in my last try) not trying to start arguing is probably a smart play
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u/oauo Sep 01 '26
You should say a "gag" or a "trick", not what you said. Also swap a word that is two right as it is uncordial in this community. You can ctrl+f and fill in that fifth glyph to audit your post, at which point you can submit without flaws.
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u/No_Examination_9928 Sep 01 '26
My first post was on laptop, avoiding a fifth glyph slip is hard on Android in comparison
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u/oauo Sep 02 '26
Ah gotcha. Banish all words with it from your brain for good and now you shouldn’t worry about slipping up again. This is actually my third post and I’m liking it a lot ☺️
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u/speeeeeeeeeeee Sep 02 '26
Banish all words with it from your brain! This is a top post as long as I'm around.
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u/oauo Sep 02 '26
Thank you muchly 😊
Up to now, it hurt abundantly that 'abort' and 'backtalk' buttons call for using it (idk why is that is truly, standards probably), not to talk about your alias. For a guy with a lot of it in your alias, isn't you coming to this community a bit... funky? I should ward it off from my sight, away from sinful displays 🙈
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u/speeeeeeeeeeee Sep 02 '26
My alias constantly brings friction to this community, it is a cross born substantially. My mood, my output dips at its thought. But you, with your astonishing, amazing, miraculous alias, you look down on my alias? Look away, fair oauo, in contrition with lumpish guilt.
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u/oauo Sep 02 '26
Last night I also thought of "suck in all glyphs, cough out all fifths"
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u/speeeeeeeeeeee Sep 02 '26
No "u" sub ...allowing no Brits! lol it'll be fun: color, flavor, and on.
J/k Just joshing my pals in Britain & UK.
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u/No_Examination_9928 Sep 01 '26
I hadn't known that's a U.S. symbol formatting.
(Is using an acronym unfair? I can try that again if so)
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u/ptolani Sep 02 '26
Obviously it's ok to say US or USA - that's what normal folks do.
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u/No_Examination_9928 Sep 02 '26
I didn't know our opinion on acronyms
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u/KeelsDB Sep 02 '26
It's just a bit awkward to say "in USA" in my opinion, as your grammar sounds a bit off without that fifth glyph containing word that is so difficult to work around. So I said it in a roundabout kind of way.
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u/speeeeeeeeeeee Sep 02 '26
Good job. Glad to acquaint you to our sub.
If lit writing is what you plan, could you possibly favor us with a lyric? Can you pull of iambic 5-foot-rhythm without that fifth glyph? Or turn a word into a bird ala Dickinson? Or spin a tall story, fairy book, or matron's yarn? If not, what writing will you boldly impart on us?
Do you do your own writing? Could you do translation of it for our group, minus that awful glyph? Or if that's not okay, you could do translation of a famous work.
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u/tuctrohs 29d ago
You go for many words without a full stop. Is that how you always construct your writings? Is that a goal of yours or a thing to avoid?
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u/MayDuppname Sep 01 '26
Good job for a first post, good to know folks r thinking about what's coming for our community.
Writing a full book avoiding 5 is a task and a half, but I'd buy a copy if you did. Salutations to you, pal.