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Wednesday Words & Woes: Anagrams

Wednesday Words & Woes: Anagrams

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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:


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¥"It's All Quiet Interesting"

"Are You Tried of Working Too Hard?"

"Untied We Stand"


Along with the homophones that I write about most Tuesdays

Brush Up on Your
American Grammar
Skills

 

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(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
Thank you, Laurent Boscherini, for sharing this post!
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I have seen that one as well, Vincent Andrew!
Oh, and Kevin Pashuk? Thanks for sharing the post!
#1
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

I've never been good at solving anagrams Susan, but I do appreciate your post. More great examples of anagrams are available at http://wordsmith.org/anagram/hof.html My favourite? Dormitory = Dirty Room

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