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Fun With Words: Palindromes

By Sharon

Palindromes are words, phrases or number sequences that read the same way in both directions. Palindrome derives from the Greek for ‘running back again’. Both the Greeks and Romans are known to have enjoyed palindromes. The Greeks also published palindromic poetry.

Common words that are palindromes include:

• civic
• eye
• level
• nun
• pop
• radar

Some famous palindrome phrases are:

• Able was I ere I saw Elba
• A man, a plan, a canal - Panama!
• Madam, I’m Adam

There are many more examples on the Thinks.com Palindrome Parade.

Other palindrome forms use words or lines, rather than letters, as the unit to be repeated. See some examples here.

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Full post as published by Daily Writing Tips on February 13, 2008 (boomark / email).