What is the grammatical name for a word that is spelt the same way forwards and backwards?
E egaf New member Joined Oct 20, 2010 Member Type Other Oct 21, 2010 #1 What is the grammatical name for a word that is spelt the same way forwards and backwards?
Raymott VIP Member Joined Jun 29, 2008 Member Type Academic Native Language English Home Country Australia Current Location Australia Oct 21, 2010 #2 egaf said: What is the grammatical name for a word that is spelt the same way forwards and backwards? Click to expand... That's a palindrome.
egaf said: What is the grammatical name for a word that is spelt the same way forwards and backwards? Click to expand... That's a palindrome.
5jj Moderator Staff member Joined Oct 14, 2010 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country Czech Republic Current Location Czech Republic Oct 21, 2010 #3 The word is also used for a phrase or sentence that is spelt the same way forwards and backwards. An example is the English version of the first words ever spoken on this earth: " Madam, I'm Adam." (Punctuation marks are ignored)
The word is also used for a phrase or sentence that is spelt the same way forwards and backwards. An example is the English version of the first words ever spoken on this earth: " Madam, I'm Adam." (Punctuation marks are ignored)
A anishjp Junior Member Joined Jan 7, 2010 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Malayalam Home Country India Current Location South Africa Oct 21, 2010 #4 The language Malayalam