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A.Word.A.Day--ananym
ananym (AN-uh-nim) noun A name formed by reversing letters of another name, often used as a pseudonym. [From Greek ana- (back) + -onym (name).] Examples:
John McPhee; Rising from the Plains; Farrar, Straus and Giroux; 1986. This week's theme: words about words.
X-BonusThe bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and deeds left undone. -Harriet Beecher Stowe, abolitionist and novelist (1811-1896) |
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