A palindrome is a word, phrase, (or even a number) that can be read the same way in either direction (left to right to right to left) and have the same meaning. \u00a0Palindromes exist in many languages and they can be a a lot of fun!<\/p>\n
There are some common palindromes in English that are words, but there are also some famous palindrome phrases that I have listed below. \u00a0Let’s take a look at some of these palindromes. \u00a0Remember what makes these words unique, and what makes them palindromes, is that they are the same word or phrase whether you read them forward or backwards.<\/p>\n
Example words<\/strong>: Example names<\/strong>: Example phrases<\/strong>: Now here is a real example, an entire song in English that is made up of palindromes! \u00a0This is a song written by the singer Weird Al Yankovic, spoofing* the singer Bob Dylan. \u00a0The artist Weird Al is most famous for his songs that are spoofs. \u00a0The lyrics for the song are displayed in the video so you should be able to follow along.\u00a0 Enjoy!<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Nej4xJe4Tdg<\/a><\/p>\n *spoofing (to spoof) = a gentle satirical imitation; a light-hearted parody<\/p>\n If you can think of any English palindromes help keep this conversation going by posting your palindrome as a comment to this post or on the English Language Transparent Language Facebook<\/a> page.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A palindrome is a word, phrase, (or even a number) that can be read the same way in either direction (left to right to right to left) and have the same meaning. \u00a0Palindromes exist in many languages and they can be a a lot of fun! There are some common palindromes in English that are…<\/p>\n
\ncivic, radar, level, rotor, kayak, race car, madam, toot, boob, pop and noon<\/p>\n
\nAna, Anna, Bob, Elle, Emma, Eve, Hannah, Otto<\/p>\n
\nA man, a plan, a canal, Panama.
\nMadam, I’m Adam.
\nNever odd or even.
\nRise to vote sir.
\nSo many dynamos..<\/p>\n