Why Anagrams Are Cool By Scott Trepanier 1242020

Why Anagrams Are Cool! By Scott Trepanier 12/4/2020

The Purpose of This Presentation • Is to define Anagrams, and provide some examples. 12/4/2020

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! 12/4/2020

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. ” 12/4/2020

The Golden Rule • The one rule of anagramming is that the use of letters must be perfect. After that, almost anything goes! 12/4/2020

Here Are Some Good Examples! 12/4/2020

Dormitory Dirty Room 12/4/2020

Slot Machines Cash Lost In’Em 12/4/2020

Mother-in-Law Woman Hitler 12/4/2020

Astronomer Moon Starer 12/4/2020

Princess Diana End Is A Car Spin 12/4/2020

Year Two Thousand A Year To Shut Down 12/4/2020

A Decimal Point 3. 1428571428 I’m a Dot in Place 12/4/2020

The Public Art Galleries Large Picture Halls, I Bet 12/4/2020

Snooze Alarm Alas! No More Z’s 12/4/2020

Desperation A Rope Ends It 12/4/2020

Internet Sites For Anagrams • http: //www. anagramgenius. com/ • http: //www. aitech. ac. jp/~itesls/anagrams/ • http: //www. brunching. com/toys/toypokemon. html • http: //www. quizland. com/monicagrams. htm • http: //www. teleport. com/~bwalter/oj. html 12/4/2020

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 12/4/2020

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