Posted on 06/21/2007 4:32:56 AM PDT by secret garden
In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".
spoonerism \SPOO-nuh-riz-uhm\, noun
The transposition of usually initial sounds in a pair of words.
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.
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"].
Etymology:
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.But there is evidence to suggest that the Reverend William Archibald Spooner rarely if ever uttered a Spoonerism.
Spooner spent all his adult life at New College, Oxford, joining it as a scholar in 1862 and retiring as Warden (head of college) in 1924. The term "Spoonerism" began to appear in print around 1900, though the Oxford English Dictionary records that it had been known in Oxford colloquially since about 1885.
The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day. The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-)
Practice makes perfect.....post on....
Review Threads:
Review Thread One: Word For The Day, Thursday 11/14/02: Raffish (Be SURE to check out posts #92 and #111 on this thread!)
Review Thread Two: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/14/03: Roister
Review Thread Three: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/28/03: Obdurate
WFB's attempt to emulate us ; ) No pushing at the door please!
Here are some pics I took last night of our new foster babies:
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Halo |
Hootie |
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| Halo and Hootie posing sweetly for a picture | Halo and Hootie play wrestling |
I don't know how long it will take for them to get adopted out, but it is going to be so fun while we have them.
LOL — in her case, I’d say the Spoonerism applies perfectly ;)
got some big PAWS on them babies! they are going to be a big boy and a big girl! they are just adorable! chanel would love to play with them!
All the best to you and your bride, camle!
A for you. Every time I read your name, I hear Jerry Jeff singing Jaded Lover in my head.
Conratulations you old crippled reprobate!!!!!!!
Did Gwinner get only one spooneris ‘er coffee this morning, or two?
Guenny has mastered ROBT-speak! congrats!
LOL....uh
Those are two sweet puppies!
Congratulations!
Of course!
(Well, at least that’s what almost all observers say after spying xsex and xena’s, er, “charms”.....
Barbeque, big bellies, big hair, flags from whichever college is closest (at Talladega, that would be Auburn), The Daniels brothers, Charlie and Jack.
FR Thread on the article: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1854009/posts
just sent that to xshub.....
I didn’t read the guy’s bio at first when I posted my first comment on the FR thread addressing his comments. Based on the source of the article (black athlete net whatever) I assumed the author was a “student” athlete journalism major who had only managed a double-digit score on each section of the SAT, but was admitted to a university based on his ability to hit an outside jump shot. The fact that this racist blowhard is shaping the mind of students should alarm and outrage every SU alum or parent.
And his “significant other” is not only “drop-dead gorgeous” but also “a killer prosecutor”.
so HTEM was the dogs I swq you with last night;-)!
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