Madam, I'm Adam (Sir, I'm Iris)

Authors

Howard Richler

Abstract

Given names figure prominently in palindromic utterances. There are two main reasons for this. Many are quite short, and thus easy to manipulate palindromically. Also, a higher percentage of given names than ordinary English words end in the vowels A or I which serve as excellent palindromic connectors.

Recommended Citation

Richler, Howard (1995) "Madam, I'm Adam (Sir, I'm Iris)," Word Ways: Vol. 28 : Iss. 4 , Article 12.
Retrieved from: https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/wordways/vol28/iss4/12