Spoonerism, show the talent friends.

William Archibald Spooner is forever locked into history because the linguistic phenomenon known as a “spoonerism” is named after him. A spoonerism involves the accidental (or sometimes intentional) swapping of letters, words, or vowels in a sentence – for example: “Go and shake a tower” (meaning “go and take a shower” ... Mardon me padam....."pardon me madam,
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Tanveer Khan
Tanveer Khan
from Lucknow
12 years ago

lol...I pike your lost

lol..I like your post Laughing

I too rike leply , sell waid
Tanveer Khan
Tanveer Khan
from Lucknow
12 years ago

Ford of the lies---> Lord of the flies

Ward of Lor----> Lord of War

Mlum Dog Silly Nair---> Slumdog Millionaire

 

 

Tanveer Khan
Tanveer Khan
from Lucknow
12 years ago

Lapped Chips----> Chapped Lips

Tanveer Khan
Tanveer Khan
from Lucknow
12 years ago

I teigh a won----> I weigh a ton (seriously, I am gaining weight quiet rapidly...sime to wart a torkout..er..i mean, time to start a workout!)

I I too weed norkout, pill wower missing .
TF Carthick
TF Carthick
from Bangalore
12 years ago

We have two centers for our operations other than Bangalore- Dalian and Warsaw. On phone calls I often end up saying Walian and Darsaw.

yo, it happens many times,

Arvind Passey
Arvind Passey
from Delhi
12 years ago

It is fin to one... [it is fun to win]

Arvind Passey
Arvind Passey
from Delhi
12 years ago

'Spoonerism' happens when words tumble into the mind at a rapid pace and the mind fumbles with the tumbles, goes places with paces, faces the paces, and places the tumbles with fumbles that are never in place!

Read  and experience spoonerism live! Did 'space' and 'rumble' make an unauthorized entry?

well said arvind ji,

Vijayakrishna
Vijayakrishna
from Chennai
12 years ago

Nice topic. One key thing about spoonerism is that the spoonered statement will also have a meaning (even though a weird one). Most people here have just managed to swap the first letters. It's not spoonerism until the new statement also has a meaning. Just saying.

I didn't think on that nice pointer

Micky Fernandez
Micky Fernandez
from Kolkata
12 years ago

Several years ago in the U.S., many people stated "Buck Fush". 

I do not think that it would work today. "Ouck Fbama"--? Or perhaps "Obuck Fama"--?

Arvind Passey
Arvind Passey
from Delhi
12 years ago

He asked:

'It is warm today. Have you filled the forms?'

I answered:

'Yes, I've willed the firms.'

I'm sorry. I mean I have warmed the frills.

Oops! I've formed the fills.

Phew! What's happening? I mean, the forms are willed!

Forget it!'

:)


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