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RE: Things Bobo Said

in #life6 years ago (edited)

As you say, each family has it's words, and mine is no exception. But we come by it honestly, being related to William Archibald Spooner, who swapped consonants, etc between 2 words. ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spoonerism )

My favorite made up words are liberry, for library. Runner up: pessghetti for spaghetti...

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Spoonerism
A spoonerism is an error in speech in which corresponding consonants, vowels, or morphemes are switched (see Metathesis) between two words in a phrase. These are named after the Oxford don and ordained minister William Archibald Spooner, who was famous for doing this.
An example is saying "The Lord is a shoving leopard" instead of "The Lord is a loving shepherd." While spoonerisms are commonly heard as slips of the tongue, and getting one's words in a tangle, they can also be used intentionally as a play on words.

That is an excellent ancestor to have, you can blame slips of the tongue on your genetics as you please, lol!

I was at the liberry today, ha ha:)

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