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I love a palindrome. (Original Post) kairos12 Feb 2023 OP
Never odd or even. quaint Feb 2023 #1
Very good. kairos12 Feb 2023 #2
Maybe I don't really know what a palindrome is. rsdsharp Feb 2023 #3
This message was self-deleted by its author quaint Feb 2023 #4
Yeah, I got that. Is that really a palindrome? rsdsharp Feb 2023 #5
This message was self-deleted by its author quaint Feb 2023 #6
Yes. You can read them word for word LETTER FOR LETTER rsdsharp Feb 2023 #10
A man, a plan, a canal--Suez... First Speaker Feb 2023 #7
A man, a plan. . . ironflange Feb 2023 #11
The example is not a palindrome. Karadeniz Feb 2023 #8
It's a word palindrome ironflange Feb 2023 #12
Disagree. kairos12 Feb 2023 #13
Even the song title, Bob, is a palindrome Brother Buzz Feb 2023 #9
palindrone diva77 Feb 2023 #14
DUZY!! Thread Winner. kairos12 Feb 2023 #15

rsdsharp

(10,272 posts)
3. Maybe I don't really know what a palindrome is.
Mon Feb 27, 2023, 03:48 PM
Feb 2023

Backwards, this is:

Llaf sevael retfa sevael llaf

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rsdsharp

(10,272 posts)
10. Yes. You can read them word for word LETTER FOR LETTER
Mon Feb 27, 2023, 05:36 PM
Feb 2023

frontwards and backwards. That’s a palindrome. You can’t do that with the phrase in the OP.

ironflange

(7,781 posts)
11. A man, a plan. . .
Mon Feb 27, 2023, 06:01 PM
Feb 2023

. . .a canoe, pasta, heros, rajahs, a coloratura, maps, snipe, percale, macaroni, a gag, a banana bag, a tan, a tag, a banana bag again (or a camel), a crepe, pins, Spam, a rut, a Rolo, cash, a jar, sore hats, a peon, a canal – Panama!

kairos12

(13,311 posts)
13. Disagree.
Mon Feb 27, 2023, 06:37 PM
Feb 2023
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/palindrome

snip:
a word, verse, or sentence (such as "Able was I ere I saw Elba&quot or a number (such as 1881) that reads the same backward or forward
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