Backwards or Forward
My love of words takes me
on journeys you wouldn’t believe. I am forever diddling around with words in
some form or another. My latest adventure landed me smack-dab in the middle of “word-hog-heaven”.
As I played around with
words, I realized one word spelled the same forward and backwards. Uh-ooo, that
sent me searching. Here is what I found.
That word was called a palindrome.
What is a palindrome?
A palindrome is
a word or phrase that reads the same whether you spell it forwards or backward:
"kayak," "madam," "racecar," and
"refer" are some examples. MORE palindrome examples.
Source
Single Word
Palindromes
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Forward
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Backwards
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Anna
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anna
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Civic
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civic
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Kayak
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kayak
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Madam
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Madam
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Mom
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Mom
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Anna,
Civic, Kayak, Madam, Mom
Level
Noon
Racecar
Radar
Redder
Refer
Repaper
Rotator
Rotor
Sagas
Solos
Stats
Tenet
Wow
Multiple Word
Palindromes
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Forward
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Backwards
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Step
on no pets
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step
on no pets
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Don't
nod
I
did, did I?
My
gym
Red
rum, sir, is murder
Top
spot
Was
it a cat I saw?
Eva,
can I see bees in a cave?
No
lemon, no melon
Okay, enough already! Have
you ever crossed paths with any palindromes? Did you give it a second thought?
What are your thoughts about this, my latest discovery?
Source
Here's two jokes from my May 9th Saturday jokes.
ReplyDeleteMy nerdy friend got a Ph.D. in the History of Palindromes. He’s now Dr. Awkward.
I just discovered that the word "nothing" is a palindrome.
Backwards it spells "gnihton", which also means nothing.
You commented on the post. I think the word palindrome has been stuck in your head ever since then.
And why isn't the word palindrome a palindrome? Emordnilap means nothing also.
Great post. I have learned a lot. Thank you.
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I introduced palindromes to granddaughter at a young age. It must have given her K or Gr1 teacher a start when Danica suggested that they should study palindromes in class.
ReplyDeleteAmazing, and interesting.
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
What a coincidence! I was just working with my little Granddaughter on this type of words! The English language is amazing!! Hope all is well with yuou and yours!
ReplyDeleteThere's some good ones here!
ReplyDeleteFascinating post, especially for people like me for whom English is not their first language.
ReplyDeleteThese are so fun, and yes, I've come across a few in my lifetime. Words definitely make the world go 'round! Hugs, RO
ReplyDeleteFun post! I hope you enjoy a beautiful and relaxing weekend.
ReplyDeleteGood gracious! This was fun!
ReplyDeleteA Man, A Plan, A Canal--Panama
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