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Why Anagrams Are Cool!

By Scott Trepanier

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The Purpose of This Presentation

• Is to define Anagrams, and provide some examples.

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Definition

• An anagram is a rearrangement of the letters of one word or phrase to form another word or phrase.

• Often the results are highly amusing and give deep insights into the text being anagrammed!

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Examples

• A very simple example is rearranging the letters of "Evil" to get "Vile".

• More advanced examples include rearranging "Clint Eastwood" as "Old West action.”

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The Golden Rule

• The one rule of anagramming is that the use of letters must be perfect. After that, almost anything goes!

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Here Are Some Good Examples!

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Dormitory

Dirty Room

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Slot Machines

Cash Lost In’Em

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Mother-in-Law

Woman Hitler

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Astronomer

Moon Starer

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Princess Diana

End Is A Car Spin

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Year Two Thousand

A Year To Shut Down

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A Decimal Point

I’m a Dot in Place

3.1428571428571428

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The Public Art Galleries

Large Picture Halls, I Bet

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Snooze Alarm

Alas! No More Z’s

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Desperation

A Rope Ends It

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Internet Sites For

Anagrams

• http://www.anagramgenius.com/

• http://www.aitech.ac.jp/~itesls/anagrams/

• http://www.brunching.com/toys/toy-pokemon.html

• http://www.quizland.com/monicagrams.htm

• http://www.teleport.com/~bwalter/oj.html

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3 Good Reasons to Use Anagrams in School

They are a great exercise for the mind

It’s A good game to use in English class

- and because

ANAGRAMS ROCK

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THE END!