What Is a Palindrome in Writing?

I've been wanting to write this post for a while, because palindromes are so fun. In fact, my daughter's name is a palindrome: Hannah! Think you've figured out what palindromes are all about now?

(Grammar Rules for Writers.)

If not, no worries. A palindrome is a sequence of characters (in writing, it would be letters) that read the same forward as backward. In math, a number like 2002 or 404 would be a palindrome.

In the English language, we have a plethora of word examples that are palindromes.

Here's a quick list of some palindrome words:

But some people combine multiple words and even sentences as palindromes.

As mentioned earlier, palindromes are fun for the wordy-inclined. "Aha!" Now, you can follow the "liar trail" to the "top spot!" 

Have fun trying to puzzle out your own palindromes!

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