Comments on: Avril is an anagram for “viral”

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About New Media » Blog Archive » Avril Lavigne Breaks YouTube Record — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 20:42:03 +0000

[...] Matthew Ingram points out that there’s a disproportionally low level of discussion on the video vs. number of views. [...]

By: mathewi

mathewi — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:37:27 +0000

Thanks, Gangles. You — and the others who have emailed me to mention
the same thing — are quite right. I mixed up my word-play terms
somehow. I hate it when that happens :-)

By: Gangles

Gangles — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:31:53 +0000

I think you mean Avril is an anagram for “viral.” A palindrome is a word that is the same forwards as backwards, such as “level” or “madam.”

By: mathewi

mathewi — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:37:27 +0000

Thanks, Gangles. You — and the others who have emailed me to mention
the same thing — are quite right. I mixed up my word-play terms
somehow. I hate it when that happens :-)

By: Gangles

Gangles — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:31:53 +0000

I think you mean Avril is an anagram for “viral.” A palindrome is a word that is the same forwards as backwards, such as “level” or “madam.”