To avoid misunderstandings, make sure your writing accurately reflects your thought.
To avoid misunderstandings, make sure your writing accurately reflects your thought.
A longtime friend of mine and an avid reader, Greg Holley, sent me this excellent quote from Carl Sagan on the magic of both reading and writing so I thought I would share it here.
Sound advice here. Be careful where you purchase your reading material.
The word “SWIMS” will remain “SWIMS” even after you turn it upside down.
Those type of words are called ambigrams.
Ambigrams can be words, art forms, or other symbolic representations whose elements retain meaning even when viewed or interpreted from different directions, perspectives, or orientations.
Can you think of other word ambigrams?
Elizabeth Hardwick was an American literary critic, novelist, and short story writer. For a list of her available work visit Amazon.com: Elizabeth Hardwick.
For instance, Stephen King books. I wouldn’t want to live in a Steven King book.
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