Cryptogram Help!
I shamelessly took this from Wikipedia...Hopefully I will be able to put it to use this week and get the cryptoquote thing off my list...
Here is the link if you want it
http://www.wikihow.com/Solve-a-Cryptogram
CONTRIBUTORS-Ben Rubenstein , Jack H and Brigitta M. .
Do crypto-puzzles have you wanting to throw your pencil? Would you like to actually finish one? Here's some advice to get you started...and hopefully finished!
Steps
Look for one-letter words. Because crypto-puzzles often use quotes from people, "I" is almost as common as "a", so be careful before plunging in. The trick to figuring out if it's an "I" or "a" is by experimenting with the letter in other words.
For instance, a four-letter word that starts and ends with the same letter, such as "bgfb" is often "that". If the one letter word is an "f" you can almost be certain that it's an "a".
The word "the" is extremely common and can be measured against "that". For instance, if a sentence contains both "bgfb" and "bgd", you can be pretty confident that you're on the right track. Same with "bgrl", which would most likely be "then".
Watch for apostrophes. More often they signal contractions that end in "n't" (such as "can't", "won't", or "don't"), but they can also mean posessives (like "Mary's", "Officer Feldman's", etc). If there is more than one apostrophe in the cryptogram, watch for patterns and similarities.
With "t" "h" "th" "n" "e" and "a" solved, you're well on your way to finishing the puzzle.
Tips
If you get stuck, go ahead and take some guesses. You may be right a lot. If not, erase and start over!
When dealing with apostrophes, look at the letter before the apostrophe, if it's always the same, you definitely have the "n't" combination. If not, than you're more likely dealing with the posessive.
Related wikiHows
Here is the link if you want it
http://www.wikihow.com/Solve-a-Cryptogram
CONTRIBUTORS-Ben Rubenstein , Jack H and Brigitta M. .
Do crypto-puzzles have you wanting to throw your pencil? Would you like to actually finish one? Here's some advice to get you started...and hopefully finished!
Steps
Look for one-letter words. Because crypto-puzzles often use quotes from people, "I" is almost as common as "a", so be careful before plunging in. The trick to figuring out if it's an "I" or "a" is by experimenting with the letter in other words.
For instance, a four-letter word that starts and ends with the same letter, such as "bgfb" is often "that". If the one letter word is an "f" you can almost be certain that it's an "a".
The word "the" is extremely common and can be measured against "that". For instance, if a sentence contains both "bgfb" and "bgd", you can be pretty confident that you're on the right track. Same with "bgrl", which would most likely be "then".
Watch for apostrophes. More often they signal contractions that end in "n't" (such as "can't", "won't", or "don't"), but they can also mean posessives (like "Mary's", "Officer Feldman's", etc). If there is more than one apostrophe in the cryptogram, watch for patterns and similarities.
With "t" "h" "th" "n" "e" and "a" solved, you're well on your way to finishing the puzzle.
Tips
If you get stuck, go ahead and take some guesses. You may be right a lot. If not, erase and start over!
When dealing with apostrophes, look at the letter before the apostrophe, if it's always the same, you definitely have the "n't" combination. If not, than you're more likely dealing with the posessive.
Related wikiHows
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