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Jennifer Forbes
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In memoriam
Another one Feb 26, 2008

I've just remembered another palindrome:

A SLUT NIXES SEX IN TULSA

Presumably, a headline - the situation being so unusual ? Hope I've got it right this time ...

Regards,
Jenny
 
JPW (X)
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nixes Feb 26, 2008

I've been a native speaker of English for some oh, 37 years now, but Nixes??

Then I looked it up and it all made sense: to refuse, is that right?

....you learn something new every day (the rest of the words I knew already).
 
Michael Jones
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Italian to English
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The only language with a palindromic name? Mar 17, 2008

Malayalam, spoken in Southern India.

I don't know if this is the only one, but according to Salman Rushdie it is and I can't think of any others.

Of course, it may not be a palindrome in Malayalam.
 
Vidomar (X)
Vidomar (X)
Local time: 19:22
English to Portuguese
Longest palindrome in Portuguese Mar 23, 2008

A NAMORADA RIA DO CASACO DA IRADA ROMANA
(The girlfriend laughed at the angry Roman woman´s coat).

I´m kidding. Maybe this is not the longest palindrome in my language. But it is the longest I created. If anyone knows a longer one, please tell me.

Cheers!
 
Thomas Pfann
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United Kingdom
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Member (2006)
English to German
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Another German one Mar 27, 2008

Eine güldne, gute Tugend: Lüge nie!

[A golden, good virtue: Never lie!]




And this is just great:

Margreet Logmans wrote:
'Madam, I'm Adam'

First palindrome ever


Jack Doughty wrote:

And of course, she just answered with her name: "Eve". (Second palindrome ever)


 
Rosina Peixoto
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Uruguay
Local time: 19:22
English to Spanish
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More palindromes... Jun 2, 2008

In Spanish:

"Dábale arroz a la zorra el abad". Es español antiguo "dábale: le daba".

In English:

"A dog, a panic in a pagoda".

"Was it a cat I saw?"

"Was it a car or a cat I saw?"

Cheers!

 
Jo Lefebure
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English to Dutch
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a few in Dutch Jul 10, 2008

the longest single-word palindrome I know in Dutch is 'parterretrap'.

but I also like "Naai 'r dan, Adriaan." meaning "Screw her then, Adriaan." I know, I know... But a dirty mind is a joy forever
 
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