Alyssa Kramer can say any word backward. Assyla Remark nac yas yna drow drawkcacb. The 14-year-old from Poteau, Okla., can flip words around and spit them back out almost instantly -- it took me, on ...

I always wanted to be a spy. Wouldn’t it be cool to save the world by chasing bad guys from roof to roof in a crowded, far-off city? I doubt the CIA will be calling me anytime soon, but today I have a ...

What is a palindrome, anyway? The word “palindrome” might look a little intimidating, but all it means is a word, verse, sentence, or number that’s the same forward and backward––and trust us, after ...

Our brains are actually pretty great at filling in gaps, but that’s a bad thing when you’re scanning for spelling errors. If you want to focus more on each word, you need to put things in reverse. If ...

Quick, what do the words level, radar, deified, rotator and pullup have in common? Yes, they’re palindromes. Palindromes are, of course, words that are the same spelled forward or backward.

COLUMBUS (AP) – Newt Thomas was about 12 when he discovered that he possesses a special skill. His ability didn’t propel him to fame or great fortune, but it did make him a popular customer at Plank’s ...

This is the Grammar Guy column, a weekly feature written by Curtis Honeycutt. I always wanted to be a spy. Wouldn’t it be cool to save the world by chasing bad guys from roof to roof in a crowded, far ...