Kind of saying "getty to ro" instead of "ready to go". Or "cunny fousins" instead of funny cousins. I know that is called something but I can't remember. Any English majors out there???
2007-09-19 11:42:28 · 3 answers · asked by t_trainsfriend 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Spoonerism
spoonerism \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"].
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.
Very cute juliet. I will have to remember that one...talko's
2007-09-19 11:48:32 · answer #1 · answered by ghouly05 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Malapropisms
2007-09-19 11:50:16 · answer #2 · answered by LK 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ghouly's right - they're Spoonerisms.
But my brother calls them "talko's" (as opposed to "typos").
2007-09-19 12:16:28 · answer #3 · answered by Bad Kitty! 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋