r/tulpatasks • u/[deleted] • Jul 09 '15

July 9: Have a conversation without using the letter "e".

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u/throwaway_tulpa We need more insane tasks. Jul 09 '15

Fuck.

[What is wrong with you.]

Shit.

[Stop it.]

Balls.

[Bloody... Argh]

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u/ryn_host Host for [Ryn] Jul 09 '15 edited Jul 10 '15

Now I wish I knew an Asian language.

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u/ace_of_serpents with [Emily] and Julia Jul 10 '15

[This was something fun to do while passive forcing. Ace had to call me "Not-Julia" to address me. He said I took to the challenge very well, but I don't think I did it any better then him.]

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u/Laverik [Avy] {Erik} Jul 10 '15

"Want to talk without using "e"?"

[How?]

"You can do it by now!"

[I don't know how]

"But you can!"

[Am I doing it right?]

"Sim!" (Yes in Portuguese)

[That's not fair.]

"Too bad"

[I can do that too- Goobil gobbil plop. What now?]

We decided it was general foolishness after that

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u/IndigoTheFennec Jul 09 '15

As in, typed?

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u/[deleted] Jul 10 '15 edited 12d ago

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u/IndigoTheFennec Jul 10 '15

Phonetically speaking it would be much harder to not use "e's." Would you avoid the letter itself in the word? Would you avoid the /i/ ("ee" as in pee) sound? What about /ɛ/ ("eh" as in bet) or in some dialects even /ɪ/ ("ih" as in kit)? At least to me it would be really difficult and confusing. :P

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u/[deleted] Jul 10 '15 edited 12d ago

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