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Spoonerisms - funny but happens accidently

Have you ever uttered a sentence such that the initial sounds of several words got misplaced? Actually, a slip of the tongue.

I am sure, you are not clear what I am talking about; let me quote some examples. By the way, the examples I am quoting were actually the errors made by Reverend William Archibald Spooner after whom the term 'Spoonerism' is named.

"You have hissed all my mystery lectures"
Actually should have been - You have missed all my history lectures

"A well-boiled icicle" (well-oiled bicycle).

Sometimes, these Spoonerisms can change the meaning altogether, take a look:

"Save the whales"
instead of...Wave the sails


"The pain is roaring"
instead of.. The rain is pouring

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  1. Meira ShanaAugust 23, 2016 at 4:09 AM

    My young son couldn't stay up to watch his team losing but I wound up watching to the end.

    In the morning I had to tell my son that his team WON! He asked 'how did *that* happen!?'

    I said that one guy threw the ball and another man caught it and he ran and touched a footdown.

    My son's face told me I said something odd.

    Then we both busted out laughing!!

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