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Their are three misteaks in this sentence.

A sentence which on first inspection only appears to have two mistakes (their and misteaks). Apparently, this miscalculation is supposed to be the third mistake. Thus is the sentence vindicated. Of course, in doing so I am assuming that three misteaks means three mistakes even before I've corrected it. Thus is the verdict repealed. Or is it?

I came across this sentence and many more of its self-referential brethren in a book by Douglas Hofstadter: Metamagical Themas (1996 Basic Books)

Self-referential sentences	How to induce gut fermentation	Metamagical Themas	Whoever said lectures should be interesting?
Douglas Hofstadter	phonological ambiguity	Two out of three ain't bad	Pop Will Eat Itself
self-referential	"Hey wouldn't it be cool if we could do this" rule	full stop	Kurt Godel
Your first relationship will be nuked: Don't give up	Act as if you are in a dream; be daring and don't apologize	period	iButton
1984	the BogoMIPS mini-HOWTO	quiche lorraine	favicon.ico
Shut up	Hmmm	Poop Won't Eat Itself	threepenny bit

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