Anagrams

Posted by: Josef Essberger

If we take the word DOG and change its letters around we can get GOD. That is an anagram – a word (or phrase) made by mixing up the letters of another word (or phrase). The DOG = GOD example is a very simple anagram. Another example would be CINEMA = ICEMAN. But the cleverest […]

If we take the word DOG and change its letters around we can get GOD. That is an anagram – a word (or phrase) made by mixing up the letters of another word (or phrase). The DOG = GOD example is a very simple anagram. Another example would be CINEMA = ICEMAN.

But the cleverest anagrams are much more complicated and often have some relationship to the original words:

Astronomer = Moon starer
Debit card = Bad credit
Schoolmaster = The classroom
Halley’s Comet = Shall yet come
Punishment = Nine Thumps

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Posted by Josef Essberger November 2007
Contributor: Josef Essberger, founder of EnglishClub. Originally from London, England, Josef is the author of several books for learners of English including English Prepositions List and Learn English in 7.

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5 comments

• hong t nhan, vietnam says:
  

  the word or phrase or sentence if spelled backward is the same as if spelled forward is called a palindrome. ABBA,e.i…

• Illuminatress says:
  

  Santa = Satan
  Santa’s Presents = Satan’s Serpents

• english says:
  

  radar comes from: ra(dio) d(etection) a(nd) r(anging)

• 1234 says:
  

  No=on
  radar=radar

• annie says:
  

  hey,the worlds are amazing!!!