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20-Nov-2003, 20:07
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What is it called when you can take a word and spell it foward and backward and it's still the same word? Like... bob
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20-Nov-2003, 20:19
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That would be a palindromic word, like noon, which is not only the same spelled forwards as backwards, but also is the same upside down (when spelled in all caps).
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21-Nov-2003, 13:11
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Originally Posted by RonBee That would be a palindromic word, like noon, which is not only the same spelled forwards as backwards, but also is the same upside down (when spelled in all caps).
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21-Nov-2003, 13:54
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Originally Posted by croaker78 sorry but i am not agree with you | Ron is correct. 
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21-Nov-2003, 14:14
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Originally Posted by kate What is it called when you can take a word and spell it foward and backward and it's still the same word? Like... bob
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A palindrome for overworked restaurant staff:
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21-Nov-2003, 16:50
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Originally Posted by RonBee That would be a palindromic word, like noon, which is not only the same spelled forwards as backwards, but also is the same upside down (when spelled in all caps).
:) | sorry but i am not agree with you | A palindrome is a word (or phrase) that is spelled the same forwards as backwards. (Check the glossary.) The original poster gave bob as an example. Spell bob backwards and you get bob. The example given in the glossary is madam. A well-known palindromic phrase is Madam, I'm Adam. (Punctuation and capitalization is ignored.)
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