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Word of the Day for Friday, April 13, 2007

spoonerism \\SPOO-nuh-riz-uhm\\, noun:

The transposition of usually initial sounds in a pair of words.

 Some examples:

 We all know what it is to have a half-warmed fish ["half-formed
 wish"] inside us.

 The Lord is a shoving leopard ["loving shepherd"].

 It is kisstomary to cuss ["customary to kiss"] the bride.

 Is the bean dizzy ["dean busy"]?

 When the boys come back from France, we'll have the hags flung
 out ["flags hung out"]!

 Let me sew you to your sheet ["show you to your seat"]. 

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Spoonerism comes from the name of the Rev. William Archibald
Spooner (1844-1930), a kindly but nervous Anglican clergyman and
educationalist. All the above examples were committed by (or
attributed to) him.

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