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Spoonerisms

A reversal of sounds in two words, with humorous effect. Spoonerisms were named after William Spooner, an English clergyman and scholar of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. In one spoonerism attributed to him, he meant “May I show you to another seat?” but said, “May I sew you to another sheet?”From dictionary.com

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1.Fighting a liar

a

fire

lighting

2.You hissed my mystery lecture

missed

you

my

history

lecture

3.Cattle ships and bruisers

ships

and

cruisers

battle

4.Nosy little cook

nook

little

cosy

5.A blushing crow

blow

a

crushing

6.Tons of soil

of

sons

toil

7.Our queer old dean

queen

dear

old

our

8.We'll have the hags flung out

have

we'll

out

the

hung

flags

9.You've tasted two worms

terms

wasted

you've

two

10.Our shoving leopard

loving

shepherd

our

11.A half-warmed fish

wish

half-formed

a

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