Wednesday Words & Woes: Anagrams
Did you ever play anagrams when you were a kid? You know, rearranging letters in a word to make another one? They were lots of fun -- for some of us, anyway -- and they did teach an important lesson: read what you've written. Words can be tricky.
I think some of us writers are still playing that game, but not intending to.
A few headlines caught my eye this past week:
"Are You Tried of Working Too Hard?"
"Untied We Stand"
Along with the homophones that I write about most Tuesdays
(Tuesday Tricksters), anagrams are another monster in the
closet just waiting to jump out and play the "gotcha" game! And spellcheck won't help; the words are spelled correctly.
So, just for fun, can you figure out what other word(s) can be made from the following?
- unbred
- framing
- layover
- kitchen
- rentals
- rescued
Stumped on any of them?
- unbred = burned, burden
- framing = farming
- layover = overlay
- kitchen = thicken
- rentals = antlers
- rescued = reduces, secured, seducer
The moral of the story? Always read and think before you hit "publish"!
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Comments
Susan 🐝 Rooks, The Grammar Goddess
7 years ago #5
Susan 🐝 Rooks, The Grammar Goddess
7 years ago #4
I have seen that one as well, Vincent Andrew!
Susan 🐝 Rooks, The Grammar Goddess
7 years ago #3
Susan 🐝 Rooks, The Grammar Goddess
7 years ago #2
That's one of my favorites, too, Kevin Pashuk, and how anyone figured it out is beyond me. One word I can understand; two or three? Amazing.
Kevin Pashuk
7 years ago #1