Do you know what a pangram is? “The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog” is one.
Yep. It’s a sentence using every letter of an alphabet at least once. They are normally used to test equipment, or develop writing or keyboarding skills. We all know the above sentence but did you know there was a name for it?
For some fun longer pangrams check out this site.
Great new vocabulary word. Thanks for sharing. I’ve learned something today wonder if the boss will let me go home LOL
By: Darlene on November 30, 2012
at 11:32 am
Nope. You learned it yesterday and you’ve already been home. Hehehehe
By: Jillian Chantal on November 30, 2012
at 11:43 am
Nope didn’t know there was a name for it. To much to learn and know and not enough recall to remember it when I need it.
By: Lavada Dee on November 30, 2012
at 11:36 am
Lol. I’m the same way. Hehehe.
By: Jillian Chantal on November 30, 2012
at 11:42 am
I did, but forgot it.The only one of these I can ever come right up with is palindrome,(the same forward and backward: ‘racecar’.
By: Tonette Joyce on November 30, 2012
at 5:10 pm
I have posted about those before, Tonettte they are fun
By: Jillian Chantal on November 30, 2012
at 5:19 pm
I had never heard the term pangram, although I knew that sentence. 🙂
By: Laurie Ryan on December 1, 2012
at 11:48 am
Yeah, that sentence is ubiquitous! LOL!
By: Jillian Chantal on December 1, 2012
at 11:52 am