Here is the sentence that shall begin it all. Remember, click comments above and stick to the Three Rules as you post your interpretation of the last posted version of the sentence. Multiple attempts are encouraged. You are ready to take your first step into language evolution now

THE SENTENCE

“Whatever you had in mind, I think we can all shake hands and agree that it is a relatively safe bet that it was not as dull as this.”

I receive no financial gain from such an experiment and I am not a scientist nor a linguist beyond a Creative Writing degree. I am merely intrigued to witness the results of the ability of our collective global consciousness, embodied within the internet, to interpret this simple system and, in the spirit of Chaos Theory, to embrace the various mutations and glitches and to perhaps, even witness evolution, of meaning, of context, first hand. Perhaps an infinite number of apes at an infinite number of keyboards can rewrite the works of Shakespeare within our lifetimes, or within the life span of the Internet.

The Three Rules:

One: You must add or subtract one whole word from the sentence.

Two: You must add or subtract up to three letters from any word in the sentence.

Three: Punctuation is free. You may use any punctuation in any manner you like, to create meaning from the sentence or even begin a new sentence that follows the first. The sentence should eventually become a symphony.

Above is the sentence, the primordial soup, the anti-matter from who-know’s-what will emerge. Post your version; stick to the rules but remember, the most important proviso; have fun with it