palindromes

[zita-green]

The longest palindrome?

[factor-fiction]

What is?

[squarebear]

An entire book was written ages ago that was a giant palindrome. Let me see if I can find a sample of it.

[scotman]

depends whether you mean the longest word or the longest phrase

[sandyRoe]

able was i ere i saw elba?

[factor-fiction]

If you google your question you'll get an answer. Or typr PALINDROME in the AB search box as it was discussed on here a month or two ago. I can only remamber MADAM I'M ADAM and Able was I, I saw Elba

[JonnyBoy12]

The longest one word one in the English Language is redivider, but did you mean the longest sentence?

Do geese see God?

Ah, Satan sees Natasha

A man, a plan, a canal, Panama!

[squarebear]

It was a book called "Satire: Veritas" (itself a palindrome) and was some 50,000 words long.

[sir.prize]

http://norvig.com/pal2txt.html

[squarebear]

The longest palindromic word in the Oxford English Dictionary is the onomatopoeic tattarrattat, coined by James Joyce in Ulysses (1922) for a knock on the door.

[squarebear]

Trouble is that doesn't make any sense sir.prize (although I doubt Satire:Veritas does either)

[scotman]

As well as 'Satire Veritas' there is 'Dr Awkward & Olson in Oslo' reputed to be 31,954 words long.

[snoopy]

a man a plan a canal panama.?

[weecalf]

odotenetmulummadidammappamtenetannaannatenetm
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latin for odo holds a muleanna holds a wet drippingnapkinanna holds a wet dripping napkin odo holds a mule There you go

[zita-green]

Very many thanks to all. How super is this site?

[squarebear]

Very! Don't let anyone tell you otherwise :-)

[sir.prize]

Now, sir, a war is never even - sir, a war is won

[scotman]

Z-G

If you are really interested in this subject I recommend that you look at a book called 'Making the Alphabet Dance'. It is very informative.

[squarebear]

Egad! Loretta has Adams as mad as a hatter. Old age!

[squarebear]

Doc, note, I dissent. A fast never prevents a fatness. I diet on cod.

Are we not drawn onwards, we Jews, drawn onward to new era?

[MarkRae]

First date in the garden of Eden: "Madam, I'm Adam"