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