This lyrical entry in Wordsmith.org’s pangram contest would have been a strong contender had it not been for the fact that it includes all but one letter of the alphabet: A quivering butterfly wing conjures a zephyr that expands to a storm. Can you tell which letter is missing? Here’s a hint. This is part of a complete episode.
Transcript of “A Pangram Short of a Letter”
I was talking earlier about judging a pangram contest where people submitted sentences that had every letter of the alphabet, and here was one that I really, really wanted to win.
A quivering butterfly wing conjures a zephyr that expands to a storm.
Wow, that’s beautiful.
Isn’t that beautiful?
That’s a poem in itself.
I know, but you know what?
It doesn’t qualify.
Here’s the sad part.
It lacks a K.
Oh.
Did they not realize that when they sent it on?
I guess not.
You know, can you imagine being so proud of a quivering butterfly wing conjures a zephyr that expands to a storm?
How about an inky storm or something like that?
Yeah, an inky storm.
Or a storm.
Okay.
Question mark.
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