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i have been asked 'what grammatical term descirbes the following; 'Madam, i'm Adam'. Can anyone tell me as i've looded everywhere and cant find an explanation to help me to decide, thanks
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i have been asked 'what grammatical term descirbes the following; 'Madam, i'm Adam'. Can anyone tell me as i've looded everywhere and cant find an explanation to help me to decide, thanks
That is a palindrome, the same sequence of letters or numbers whether read backwards or forwards.

http://www.usingenglish.com/glossary/palindrome.html
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