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Some observations: [tang ⇔ gnat] are not only the ROT13 of each other, but also the inverse of each other. It seems these two properties coincide in this pair

Some observations: [tang ⇔ gnat] are not only the ROT13 of each other, but also the inverse of each other. It seems these two properties coincide in this pair only. I'm also surprised that the longest pair is [nowhere ⇔ abjurer] at 7 letters, with [terra ⇔ green] being second with 5.

dalke 17y ago
He limited it to words that weren't "Scrabble words", that is, ones he recognized. Another rot13 pair of length 7 are purpura⇔Chechen, in my /usr/shared/dict/words. Pairs of length 6 are, cheery⇔purrel (what is 'purrel'?), greeny⇔terral (what is 'terral'?), orphan⇔becuna ('becuna' is a type of fish?).
- liquidben 17y ago
  I had to Google "purrel -purell" to track that down, and even then it wasn't an immediate hit. According to WordNik.com, which cites the "Century Dictionary", a purrel is "A list ordained to be at the end of kersies to prevent deceit in diminishing their length." Wasn't that helpful?! According to Wiktionary, a kersie is Afrikaans for cherry. Ergo a purrel is a list at the end of cherries to prevent lies about their length. Clear as mud, eh? (Yes, none of this is helpful at all, but I'm cracking up) http://www.wordnik.com/words/purrel http://www.wordnik.com/words/purrel http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/kersie http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/kersie
  - dalke 17y ago
    That's the same conclusion I found, using the same tools. I tried something different this time and searched for "purrel oed". Managed to find a citation from c 1617 in "The Acts and Ordinances of the Eastland Company". "Noe brother of this Companya .. shall .. halfe or Cut .. in the myddle of any Cloth .. Nor shall after the Laste daye of August 1618 shipp any Cloth into Th'eastparts which shall have two purrells or a particon in the middle." I think I just added more mud.

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Some observations: [tang ⇔ gnat] are not only the ROT13 of each other, but also the inverse of each other. It seems these two properties coincide in this pair

by alexandros 17y ago

dalke 17y ago
He limited it to words that weren't "Scrabble words", that is, ones he recognized. Another rot13 pair of length 7 are purpura⇔Chechen, in my /usr/shared/dict/words. Pairs of length 6 are, cheery⇔purrel (what is 'purrel'?), greeny⇔terral (what is 'terral'?), orphan⇔becuna ('becuna' is a type of fish?).
- liquidben 17y ago
  I had to Google "purrel -purell" to track that down, and even then it wasn't an immediate hit. According to WordNik.com, which cites the "Century Dictionary", a purrel is "A list ordained to be at the end of kersies to prevent deceit in diminishing their length." Wasn't that helpful?! According to Wiktionary, a kersie is Afrikaans for cherry. Ergo a purrel is a list at the end of cherries to prevent lies about their length. Clear as mud, eh? (Yes, none of this is helpful at all, but I'm cracking up) http://www.wordnik.com/words/purrel http://www.wordnik.com/words/purrel http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/kersie http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/kersie
  - dalke 17y ago
    That's the same conclusion I found, using the same tools. I tried something different this time and searched for "purrel oed". Managed to find a citation from c 1617 in "The Acts and Ordinances of the Eastland Company". "Noe brother of this Companya .. shall .. halfe or Cut .. in the myddle of any Cloth .. Nor shall after the Laste daye of August 1618 shipp any Cloth into Th'eastparts which shall have two purrells or a particon in the middle." I think I just added more mud.