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Lindy

Lindy Report 27 Mar 2004 13:46

Viv, I have no idea what it is called. I grew up in South Africa and was 15 years old at the time. That was 35 years ago. Lindy:-)

VIVinHERTS

VIVinHERTS Report 27 Mar 2004 13:30

Lindy, What you are talking about is known as 'Backslang' or so I've been told!!! Viv.

Researching:
Researching Tucker in London/Australia. Cliff in U.S.A. Fuller, Eaton & Sa(u)nders(on) in Bedfordshire. Turner, Morley, Blythe & Webb in Cambridgeshire/Suffolk. Want in Hertfordshire.

Lindy

Lindy Report 27 Mar 2004 13:20

Rita, When I was at school we used to take the first letter of a word add it to the last letter together with the vowels a & y Ustjay aay itbay foay unfay, Henway pokensay eryvay astfay arentspay entway razycay. Eacherstay, ickedpay tiay puay nday eatbay hetay rapcay utoay foay suay. It took me forever to type this ollay..ollay.. Indylay :-)))

susie manterfield(high wycombe)

susie manterfield(high wycombe) Report 27 Mar 2004 12:54

bllianrit!! eevn my son woshe dlixseyc can raed taht susie

Rita

Rita Report 27 Mar 2004 12:37

taht's amzanig I raed taht wtih no torulbe at all ! When I was at school we used to add an Ag before any vowels in a word and call it pigeon english some of us got quite good at speaking like it all the time. Agit's jagust aga bagit agof fagun!

Nigel

Nigel Report 27 Mar 2004 11:12

wow! It works - or should I say: "it wkors. Vrey ipmressnig. Ngeil naer Burbany Cosrs

Jackie

Jackie Report 27 Mar 2004 11:02

Aoccdmig to a rscheerch at an Elingsh uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht frist and lsat ltteer is at the rghit pclae.The rset can be a toatl mses and you can slitl raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae we do not raed ervey lteter by it slef but the wrod as a wlohe. jcaike.