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May I know the practical use of speaking English backwards ?

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"Philip Baker" <phil@thalasson.com> wrote in message =
news:UgRtqDA2Yls7EwkZ@thalasson.com...
> In article <9ooi6102ud1@enews4.newsguy.com>, Tony <tsilvas@the-i.net>
> writes
> >Hi Group,
> >   I was just curious, I wanted to know if anyone knew how to speak =
English
> >backwards? Very interested, any help would help, please help.  Thanks
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> There is something called back slang where individual words are
> reversed. This is usually done by reversing the spelling and then
> assigning a pronunciation to this sequence of reversed letters rather
> than directly reversing the sequence of sounds, the phonemes, which
> would also be feasible.
>=20
> Trying to pronounce and be understood by reversing the actual flow of
> sound, as in playing a recording backwords, I see as being impossible.
> Reversing complete sentences by letter or phoneme reversal might be
> possible but very difficult to do and to comprehend.
>=20
> Back slang is one of whole range methods by which applying a few =
simple
> modification rules a 'secret language' can be created. These may =
require
> considerable practice to use fluently but they certainly have been and
> are used.
> --=20
> Philip Baker
http://www.thalasson.com
http://www.textual.net
>
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<DIV>"Philip Baker" &lt;<A=20
href=3D"mailto:phil@thalasson.com">phil@thalasson.com</A>&gt; wrote in =
message <A=20
href=3D"news:UgRtqDA2Yls7EwkZ@thalasson.com">news:UgRtqDA2Yls7EwkZ@thalas=
son.com</A>...</DIV>&gt;=20
In article &lt;<A=20
href=3D"mailto:9ooi6102ud1@enews4.newsguy.com">9ooi6102ud1@enews4.newsguy=
.com</A>&gt;,=20
Tony &lt;<A =
href=3D"mailto:tsilvas@the-i.net">tsilvas@the-i.net</A>&gt;<BR>&gt;=20
writes<BR>&gt; &gt;Hi Group,<BR>&gt; &gt;&nbsp;&nbsp; I was just =
curious, I=20
wanted to know if anyone knew how to speak English<BR>&gt; =
&gt;backwards? Very=20
interested, any help would help, please help.&nbsp; Thanks<BR>&gt; =
<BR>&gt;=20
<BR>&gt; There is something called back slang where individual words =
are<BR>&gt;=20
reversed. This is usually done by reversing the spelling and =
then<BR>&gt;=20
assigning a pronunciation to this sequence of reversed letters =
rather<BR>&gt;=20
than directly reversing the sequence of sounds, the phonemes, =
which<BR>&gt;=20
would also be feasible.<BR>&gt; <BR>&gt; Trying to pronounce and be =
understood=20
by reversing the actual flow of<BR>&gt; sound, as in playing a recording =

backwords, I see as being impossible.<BR>&gt; Reversing complete =
sentences by=20
letter or phoneme reversal might be<BR>&gt; possible but very difficult =
to do=20
and to comprehend.<BR>&gt; <BR>&gt; Back slang is one of whole range =
methods by=20
which applying a few simple<BR>&gt; modification rules a 'secret =
language' can=20
be created. These may require<BR>&gt; considerable practice to use =
fluently but=20
they certainly have been and<BR>&gt; are used.<BR>&gt; -- <BR>&gt; =
Philip=20
Baker<BR>&gt; <A=20
href=3D"http://www.thalasson.com">http://www.thalasson.com</A><BR>&gt; =
<A=20
href=3D"http://www.textual.net">http://www.textual.net</A><BR>&gt; =
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