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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
>=20
>=20
> 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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wanted to know if anyone knew how to speak English<BR>> =
>backwards? Very=20
interested, any help would help, please help. Thanks<BR>> =
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backwords, I see as being impossible.<BR>> Reversing complete =
sentences by=20
letter or phoneme reversal might be<BR>> possible but very difficult =
to do=20
and to comprehend.<BR>> <BR>> Back slang is one of whole range =
methods by=20
which applying a few simple<BR>> modification rules a 'secret =
language' can=20
be created. These may require<BR>> considerable practice to use =
fluently but=20
they certainly have been and<BR>> are used.<BR>> -- <BR>> =
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