# English in Elgar's alphabet with irregularities (phonetic spelling, abbreviations, private words, mirrored…

> Most likely: English in Elgar's alphabet with irregularities (phonetic spelling, abbreviations, private words, mirrored symbols for double letters, or a…

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# English in Elgar's alphabet with irregularities (phonetic spelling, abbreviations, private words, mirrored…

English in Elgar's alphabet with irregularities (phonetic spelling, abbreviations, private words, mirrored symbols for double letters, or a non-linear reading order).

**Most likely** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Most likely** Its tests partly supported it: three pieces of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- Modelling the irregularity (for example treating mirrored pairs as doubled letters) lets a solver produce partial English.
- Elgar's other cipher texts show the same habits.

## What would rule it out

- Solvers allowing these irregularities still produce nothing readable, and the exercise-book key decodes Dorabella to noise.

## Evidence 3 for · none against

[Ciphertext language identification ranks English as the most likely language.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dorabella-cipher/evidence/EVD0CRZATAE1T4Z/ciphertext-language-identification-ranks-english-as-the-most)

Suggestive

FOR

[Elgar's letters are full of puns and deliberate misspellings.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dorabella-cipher/evidence/EVD0CRZATT26VVV/elgars-letters-are-full-of-puns-and-deliberate-misspellings)

Suggestive

FOR

[Thirteen mirrored symbol pairs occur, against 3.6 expected; about a 0.1 per cent chance.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dorabella-cipher/evidence/EVD0CRZATJ87BJJ/thirteen-mirrored-symbol-pairs-occur-against-3-6-expected)

Suggestive

FOR

## The questions it answers

[What kind of message is the Dorabella note?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dorabella-cipher/questions/QST0CRZARBY7QFA/what-kind-of-message-is-the-dorabella-note)

Most likelyEnglish in Elgar's alphabet with irregularities (phonetic spelling, abbreviations, private words, mirrored…

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). English in Elgar's alphabet with irregularities (phonetic spelling, abbreviations, private words, mirrored… [Answer ANS0CRZAT2M44CC]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CRZAT2M44CC
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**ANS** 0CRZAT2M44CC

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