The Numeracy of Alternate Letters

Authors

Susan Thorpe

Abstract

Assigning A=1, B=2, etc., the letters forming the first and second halves of a word within an even number of letters sometimes make a Numerical Tautonym or a Numerical Palindrome. SPEA.KING=41.41 and POE.TRY=36.63, respectively, are examples of the two genres.

Recommended Citation

Thorpe, Susan (2009) "The Numeracy of Alternate Letters," Word Ways: Vol. 42 : Iss. 4 , Article 28.
Retrieved from: https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/wordways/vol42/iss4/28