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Old 05-04-1999, 11:05 PM
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Songbird described the difference between a palindrome and an anagram right, I think, but there's a more specific term than anagram to describe a word, such as sung, that backwards spells a different word. Lewis Carroll way back when invented the term "semordilap" to describe type of wordplay. It's got a pretty self-explanatory etymology.
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Old 05-13-1999, 11:18 PM
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Of course a word which spells another word when written backwards is a 'margana'. A palidrome is isomorphic to a semordilap.
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Old 05-14-1999, 10:31 AM
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Ah, the word that spells another word backwards is:

drowrehtona
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Old 05-17-1999, 04:01 PM
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Ah-ha!
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Old 05-31-1999, 09:23 PM
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http://www.wildcowpublishing.com/paranormal/reverse.html

This URL will take you to a reverse text generator where you can enter any text you like and get the backwards version in return.
You haven't LIVED until you've found satanic messages in your own writings!
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Old 06-07-1999, 09:42 PM
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HAH! Mexi that is the biggest hoot! Now I can flip flop syrupy birth day card greetings to find out what my friends and family really think about me....

Thanks for the address.
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