Showing posts with label Spoonerisms. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Spoonerisms. Show all posts

Thursday, November 4, 2010

Still More Spoonerisms

This is a  list of some of the chores Pop used to do as a boy:
peep the sworch                    low the mawn                

gater the warden                   tant the plomatoes

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

More Spoonerisms

I was explaining to my students one day, about Pop's ability to speak in spoonerisms and gave a few examples. One worried student asked, "Can he talk right if he wants to?"

nicken choodle soup             chicolate chop cookies                pollilops                          peanut belly and jutter

chicken noodle soup             chocolate chip cookies                lollipops                          peanut butter and jelly

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Spoonerisms

Pop is mentally sharp. He uses spoonerisms on a daily basis that baffle the novice linguist. In any conversation, he will throw in at least one or two spoonerisms. Now you probably wondering what are spoonerisms? By the time you finish reading this post, you will understand. Test yourself on these:

punish the fizzle       dash the wishes          shake a tower         cash the war

Did you understand what activites Pop was doing? He finished the puzzle, washed the dishes, took a shower and washed the car.