2007-07-10 03:57:24 · 7 answers · asked by Alex 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
These kinds of sentences are called "pangrams" (meaning "all letters").
Here's a sampler, concluding with one of the SHORTEST possible (using each letter only once):
Pack my box with five dozen liquor jugs. (32 letters)
Jackdaws love my big sphinx of quartz (31)
How quickly daft jumping zebras vex (30)
Quick wafting zephyrs vex bold Jim (29)
Sphinx of black quartz judge my vow. (28)
Waltz, nymph, for quick jigs vex Bud (28)
Bawds jog, flick quartz, vex nymph (27)
Mr. Jock, TV Quiz Ph.D., bags few lynx (26)
http://www.languagemagazine.com/internetedition/so2000/lastlaugh.html
This page contains a LONG list of them!
http://members.aol.com/gulfhigh2/words9.html
Of course the "quick brown fox" one (33 letters if you end with "a lazy dog") is probably the most familiar, having been used for decades as a typing drill (and as a handy quick way to make sure all the keys on your typewriter functioned. . .if anyone here remembers doing that!)
2007-07-10 06:23:35 · answer #1 · answered by bruhaha 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There are sentences which use all 26 letters of the alphabet (they are called pangrams) yet so a ways no person has arise with any that use each and every letter purely as quickly as (a minimum of, no longer without using ideal nouns, initials, traditionally imprecise words, possessives or contractions.. purists does not approve, nor could scrabble gamers LOL). some that come close are: amazing vixens leap; dozy chicken quack. (29 letters) speedy wafting zephyrs vex ambitious Jim. (29 letters) speedy zephyrs blow, vexing daft Jim. (29 letters) Sphinx of black quartz, decide my vow. (29 letters) Bawds jog, flick quartz, vex nymphs. (28 letters) Waltz, undesirable nymph, for fast jigs vex. (28 letters) Brick quiz whangs jumpy veldt fox. (28 letters)
2016-10-01 07:23:21 · answer #2 · answered by saulsbery 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. It contains all letters of the alphabet.
2007-07-10 04:04:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"quartz cwm glyph job vex'd finks" has 26 letters and an apostrophe. It means that a rock carving in a stony Welsh valley annoyed some tale-tellers.
2007-07-10 05:48:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Four sentences are there in 26 Alphapets.
2007-07-10 04:06:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog...
2007-07-10 04:07:22 · answer #6 · answered by inquisitive 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Glum Schwartzkopf vex'd by NJ IQ"
2007-07-10 04:56:12 · answer #7 · answered by caroline ♥♥♥♥♥ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋