Happy Friday! I just have to say, I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE today’s word of the day from Dictionary.com. For those of us who love words and making up words (I’m guilty) and playing with words, this is the quintessential concept!!! And there is even a WORD for it!
From Dictionary.com, a bit of history about this word…
Spoonerism is derived from the name of ReverendWilliam Archibald Spooner, a scholar at New College inOxford who was known for making such verbal slips.The term entered English around 1900.
Spoonerism is derived from the name of ReverendWilliam Archibald Spooner, a scholar at New College inOxford who was known for making such verbal slips.The term entered English around 1900.
Here are a few examples of Spoonerisms from Fun with Words to help you with its definition:
| fighting a liar | lighting a fire |
| you hissed my mystery lecture | you missed my history lecture |
| cattle ships and bruisers | battle ships and cruisers |
| nosey little cook | cosy little nook |
| a blushing crow | a crushing blow |
| tons of soil | sons of toil |
| our queer old Dean | our dear old Queen |
| we’ll have the hags flung out | we’ll have the flags hung out |
| you’ve tasted two worms | you’ve wasted two terms |
| our shoving leopard | our loving shepherd |
| a half-warmed fish | a half-formed wish |
| is the bean dizzy? | is the Dean busy? |
Aren’t these FABULOUS?!!! I am so enjoying today’s challenge. Here is my Haiku…:)
Haiku Spoonerism
Those who wove lording
are crafty spoonerists
bust a jit crazy!Kat ~ 4 December 2015
This haiku is a weekly challenge to myself based on Dictionary.com’s Friday Word of the Day.
like mercury colliding... 
December 4th, 2015 at 10:14 am
Fun for a Friday for sure!!! love it
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December 4th, 2015 at 10:47 am
This one is my favorite word since I started doing this! 🙂
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December 4th, 2015 at 11:30 am
It is cool! haha
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December 4th, 2015 at 10:47 am
That was so fun and interesting!
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December 4th, 2015 at 10:51 am
It is a great word! So much fun to try out!
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December 4th, 2015 at 7:08 pm
Yes it is !!
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December 4th, 2015 at 11:10 am
I love the spoonerisum , I also love the malaprop!
Malapropism is the act of using an incorrect word in place of one that is similar in pronunciation. The word comes from a character named Mrs. Malaprop in the play “The Rivals” by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. Malapropism is also referred to as Dogberryism, named after Officer Dogberry in Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing.” Both characters made these speech errors.
Malapropisms In Sentences
Here are some examples of malapropisms:
Mrs. Malaprop said, “Illiterate him quite from your memory” (obliterate) and “She’s as headstrong as an allegory” (alligator)
Officer Dogberry said, “Our watch, sir, have indeed comprehended two auspicious persons” (apprehended two suspicious persons)
Rainy weather can be hard on the sciences. (sinuses)
Alice said she couldn’t eat crabs or any other crushed Asians. (crustaceans)
I have no delusions to the past. (allusions)
You could have knocked me over with a fender. (feather)
You lead the way and we’ll precede. (proceed)
Unfortunately, my affluence over my niece is very small. (influence)
A rolling stone gathers no moths. (moss)
Good punctuation means not to be late. (punctuality)
Having one wife is called monotony. (monogamy)
The flood damage was so bad they had to evaporate the city. (evacuate)
Dad says the monster is just a pigment of my imagination. (figment)
Everybody in the company has their own cuticle. (cubicle)
Tom is the very pineapple of politeness. (pinnacle)
I remember because I have photogenic memory. (photographic)
Flying saucers are just an optical conclusion. (illusion)
Read more at http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-malapropism.html#SclHRgwD55YDChS0.99
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December 4th, 2015 at 11:17 am
Oh Willow! I LOVE these! Thank you so much for sharing! 🙂
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December 4th, 2015 at 11:24 am
My pleasure
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December 4th, 2015 at 11:46 pm
woah this is really cool! thank you for sharing ❤
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December 5th, 2015 at 4:17 am
It is! I love learning new words and the history behind them. Wish I had time to do it every day! 😊
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December 5th, 2015 at 6:49 pm
These ARE fun! (I like that word too.)
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December 5th, 2015 at 7:12 pm
They are! I had no idea there was a word for jumbled words like that! 🙂
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