http://www.word-detective.com/2008/02/boustrephedon/ Semper Ubi Sub Ubi Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:32:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.word-detective.com/2008/02/boustrephedon/comment-page-1/#comment-2758 will Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:23:16 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/2008/02/12/boustrephedon/#comment-2758 What? What?

]]> http://www.word-detective.com/2008/02/boustrephedon/comment-page-1/#comment-2327 OwenKL Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:55:09 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/2008/02/12/boustrephedon/#comment-2327 Because of some interest in philology, I've 'run across' (pun intended) this word a few times. But oddly, I've never been sure if it was just the order of the letters that was reversed, or if the individual letters themselves were also turned around. Would that mean a child would need to learn essentially 2 alphabets instead of just one? (Though with block and cursive, majuscule and minuscule, we really learn 4 alphabets anyway.) Because of some interest in philology, I’ve ‘run across’ (pun intended) this word a few times. But oddly, I’ve never been sure if it was just the order of the letters that was reversed, or if the individual letters themselves were also turned around. Would that mean a child would need to learn essentially 2 alphabets instead of just one? (Though with block and cursive, majuscule and minuscule, we really learn 4 alphabets anyway.)

]]> http://www.word-detective.com/2008/02/boustrephedon/comment-page-1/#comment-2302 Sunglasses Mon, 03 Aug 2009 20:59:56 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/2008/02/12/boustrephedon/#comment-2302 That was so interesting! I've never heard of that before in my life. I totally believed everything that you said about the prehistoric drunkard animal, haha I'm so gullible. But really, I thought that was very interesting and would love to read something in that style. I think it would take a little training but it would be an experience for sure! That was so interesting! I’ve never heard of that before in my life. I totally believed everything that you said about the prehistoric drunkard animal, haha I’m so gullible. But really, I thought that was very interesting and would love to read something in that style. I think it would take a little training but it would be an experience for sure!

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