Do you know what a palindrome is in English?
As I was looking after a word in the English dictionary,I found a word:Palindrome.Wow,what an interesting word,I thought,but after I had seen the Hungarian translation,I knew what is the meaning of the word.
Palindrome:word or sentence that reads the same forward as it does backward.It is a form of anagrams.
Par example:"Was it a rat I saw?", "Step on no pets", "Able was I ere I saw Elba"-(the adjustment of punctuation and spaces between words is generally permitted)
My favourite is:"Dammit, I'm mad!" and "Madam in Eden, I'm Adam".:)
Palindromes date back at least to 79 AD, as the palindromic Latin word square "Sator Arepo Tenet Opera Rotas" (The farmer/sower, Arepo, sows the seeds) was found as a graffito at Herculaneum, buried by ash in that year.
I think there are palindromes on every language,on my mother tongue:Hungarian,too.
The most famous palindromes,that every Hungarian know:"Géza, kék az ég"-Géza,(a name)the sky is blue."Indul a görög aludni"-The Greek is going to sleep...and many more,even complete letters:to write them,must have taken quite some time....
Do palindromes exist in your native language?
Some people have names that are palindromes:
- Hannah
- Anna
- Otto
- Aviva
- Natan etc.
My dog's name is also a palindrome: ADA...iT'S FUNNY!
I think those names are powerful names,a few famous people have even changed their names to a palindrome:p.e.:Nisio Isin-often written as NisiOisiN,to emphasize this.
Palindromic names are very common in Finland. Examples include Olavi Valo, Emma Lamme, Sanna Rannas, Anni Linna and Asko Oksa.
There are also Places
- Glenelg (Australia)
- Kanakanak (Alaska)
- Kinikinik (Colorado)
- Navan (Meath, Ireland)
- Neuquen (Argentina)
- Ward Draw (South Dakota)
- Wassamassaw (South Carolina)
- Yreka Bakery (Yreka, California)
What is your favourite palindrome?
If you have intersting things(names,palces,experiencies,palindromes on your mother tongue etc.)to share in reference to this post,don't hesitate to drop a comment here,please!
Cheeers:
-Monika-
Comments
@Nebia sis:Yes,it can be a good warm-up game,to find palindrome words.
Actually palindromes has two forms:
You can find more warm-up games here in English club,too:
http://www.englishclub.com/english-clubs/english-club-warm-up.htm
Thanks for your comment:)
Thank You Mr.Joseph and Anele to your interests reading this blog.
I'm glad you found it interesting.
@Anele:your name is so unique and nice too,your mother surely had imagination.
Thank you for sharing.
Hello Talibah and Nida!
Thank you for your comments,I didn't know about it in English either,I knew about it on my own language,-Hungarian-and it was an exploration forme too,that it exists in English as well,with funny sentences!
I shared this just as the matter of curiosity:)
@Talibah:I don't know why your letters are so small?...
I didn't know that Monika!
Thanks a lot for sharing such an amazing explanation of "Palindrome"! I've heard a few names (don't remember at this moment) which were palindromes. As I didn't know before what a palindrome is, I don't have any favourite palindrome.