spoonerisms

Shakespeare used that phrase, which makes me wonder what the English called spoonerisms before Rev.W. A. was born in 1844.

VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XI No 1 1984

The Hint of Print in Your Breath is a Mint of Divinest Flavor: A Note on Printed Spoonerisms Norman W.rd, in his witty article on spoonerisms [XI, 1] wonders "what the English called spoonerisms before Rev.W. A. was born in 1844," and notes that "the word has no synonym."

VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XI No 3 1984

Emery R. W.lker, Jr. Claremont, California Anent Norman W.rd's article [XI,1], "I wonder what the English called spoonerisms before the R.v.W. A. was born in

VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XII No 1 1985

The convention itself was superbly run and featured a lot of great dancing, including several unusual specialty tips: the Cipher tip with calls delivered as spoonerisms or riddles, a Mirror tip that swapped left for right (if your square breaks down during a Mirror tip, is that seven years bad luck?), and an hour of six-couple "rectangle dancing."

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* The scholars in our mists might be all wondering to what to attribute the spoonerisms.

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Before you left, you gave us a creative challenge involving spoonerisms.

Time To Get Very Creative 2010

Before you left, you gave us a creative challenge involving spoonerisms.

Time To Get Very Creative 2010

And it did involve spoonerisms where you interchange the initial consonant sounds of two words to get two new words.

Master Of Ceremonies 2010

And it did involve spoonerisms where you interchange the initial consonant sounds of two words to get two new words.

Master Of Ceremonies 2010

And you know spoonerisms, where you interchange the initial consonant sounds of two words to get two new words.

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