Mammal Magic

Authors

Dmitri A. Borgmann

Abstract

A curious linguistic phenomenon that has received little attention in recent years is the fact that you can take an ordinary English word, add a letter of your choice to it, scramble all of the letters, and produce the name of some mammal. A few examples of this phenomenon.

Recommended Citation

Borgmann, Dmitri A. (1988) "Mammal Magic," Word Ways: Vol. 21 : Iss. 1 , Article 19.
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