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Word For The Day, Thursday, June 21, 2007 - spoonerism
dictionaries ad nauseum, internet | 21 June 2007 | secret garden

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!


TOPICS: Word For The Day
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To: camle; secret garden; xsmommy
Congrats camle.

Here are some pics I took last night of our new foster babies:

Halo

Hootie

 

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.

61 posted on 06/21/2007 7:58:56 AM PDT by VRWCmember
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To: xsmommy

LOL — in her case, I’d say the Spoonerism applies perfectly ;)


62 posted on 06/21/2007 8:03:33 AM PDT by mikrofon (Paris Hilton == L.A. Prison Hit !)
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To: VRWCmember

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!


63 posted on 06/21/2007 8:04:42 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: camle

All the best to you and your bride, camle!


64 posted on 06/21/2007 8:06:08 AM PDT by mikrofon (Sto Lat)
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To: CholeraJoe
Now let's list the 10 things you are Most Likely TO See at a NASCAR race!

1. Beer, and lots of it
65 posted on 06/21/2007 8:25:10 AM PDT by secret garden (Dubiety reigns here)
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To: Jaded

A for you. Every time I read your name, I hear Jerry Jeff singing Jaded Lover in my head.


66 posted on 06/21/2007 8:26:53 AM PDT by secret garden (Dubiety reigns here)
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To: camle

Conratulations you old crippled reprobate!!!!!!!


67 posted on 06/21/2007 8:27:24 AM PDT by Gabz (My karma ran over your dogma)
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To: Guenevere; secret garden

Did Gwinner get only one spooneris ‘er coffee this morning, or two?


68 posted on 06/21/2007 8:38:33 AM PDT by Robert A Cook PE (I can only donate monthly, but Hillary's ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
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To: Robert A. Cook, PE
Gwinner?....Gwinner?....oh I get it! :)
Guennie-winner ....right?!
69 posted on 06/21/2007 8:40:42 AM PDT by Guenevere (Duncan Hunter for President, 2008!!)
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To: Guenevere; Robert A. Cook, PE

Guenny has mastered ROBT-speak! congrats!


70 posted on 06/21/2007 8:42:48 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: xsmommy

LOL....uh


71 posted on 06/21/2007 8:46:05 AM PDT by Guenevere (Duncan Hunter for President, 2008!!)
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To: VRWCmember

Those are two sweet puppies!


72 posted on 06/21/2007 8:48:31 AM PDT by secret garden (Dubiety reigns here)
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To: camle

Congratulations!


73 posted on 06/21/2007 8:53:12 AM PDT by Robert A Cook PE (I can only donate monthly, but Hillary's ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
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To: secret garden; VRWCmember; Xenalyte
Those are four sweet puppies!

Of course!

(Well, at least that’s what almost all observers say after spying xsex and xena’s, er, “charms”.....

74 posted on 06/21/2007 8:56:25 AM PDT by Robert A Cook PE (I can only donate monthly, but Hillary's ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
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To: secret garden

Barbeque, big bellies, big hair, flags from whichever college is closest (at Talladega, that would be Auburn), The Daniels brothers, Charlie and Jack.


75 posted on 06/21/2007 9:03:19 AM PDT by CholeraJoe (I shot the Sheriff, but I did not shoot the debutante.)
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To: secret garden; xsmommy
So do we get credit for providing examples of spoonerisms rather than using the word in a sentence? If so, then my spoonerism is: Good Grief! What kind of icking fudiots do they have teaching finance at Syracuse University? Nifong Trial Lets The 'Dukes Of Hazzard' Off The Hook
by Boyce Watkins (Dr. Boyce Watkins is a Finance Professor at Syracuse University. He makes regular appearances in national media, including CNN, FOX News, BET and ESPN. He is also the author of "What if George Bush were a Black Man?")

FR Thread on the article: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1854009/posts

76 posted on 06/21/2007 9:10:03 AM PDT by VRWCmember
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To: VRWCmember

just sent that to xshub.....


77 posted on 06/21/2007 9:12:52 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: xsmommy

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.


78 posted on 06/21/2007 9:19:54 AM PDT by VRWCmember
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To: xsmommy

And his “significant other” is not only “drop-dead gorgeous” but also “a killer prosecutor”.


79 posted on 06/21/2007 9:22:05 AM PDT by VRWCmember
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To: VRWCmember

so HTEM was the dogs I swq you with last night;-)!


80 posted on 06/21/2007 9:22:47 AM PDT by camle (keep your mind open and somebody will fill it full of something for you)
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