Spoonerism

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Spoonerism, ԴԳԱԼԱԿԱՆՔ/ ԳԴԱԼԱԿԱՆՔ

How many do we know?

In another post we mentioned “spoonerism” in connection to transposition of vowels and consonants, as in «դգալ/ գդալ, կամուրջ/ կարմուջ».

In the Armenian թքալ means to spit and գթալ means to have mercy

Lt’s see how many Armenian spoonerisms /գդալանք- դգալանք we can add .

Main article: Spoonerism

Spooner has become famous for his (real or alleged) "spoonerisms", plays on words in which corresponding consonants, vowels, or morphemes are switched. Few of his own spoonerisms, if any, were deliberate, and many of those attributed to him are apocryphal

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Archibald_Spooner

Note, the below phrase that he is best known by “kinkering congs” was meant to be “Conquering Kings”.

Kinkering Congs Their Titles Take" in a 1930 interview.[2] Spooner is said to have disliked the reputation gained for getting his words muddled.

Some of the more famous quotations attributed to Spooner (and possibly Spooner's students) include:

"The Lord is a shoving leopard", or "Come into the arms of the shoving leopard" (Loving shepherd)

"It is kisstomary to cuss the bride" (...customary to kiss the bride)

"Mardon me padam, this pie is occupewed. Can I sew you to another sheet?" (Pardon me, madam, this pew is occupied. Can I show you to another seat?)

"You have hissed all my mystery lectures, and were caught fighting a liar in the quad. Having tasted two worms, you will leave by the next town drain" (You have missed all my history lectures, and were caught lighting a fire in the quad. Having wasted two terms, you will leave by the next down train)

He supposedly remarked to one lady, during a college reception, "You'll soon be had as a matter of course" (You'll soon be mad as a Hatter of course)

"Let us raise our glasses to the queer old Dean" (...dear old Queen)

"We'll have the hags flung out" (...flags hung out)

"a half-warmed fish" (A half-formed wish)

"Is the bean dizzy?" (Is the Dean busy?)

"Go and shake a tower" (Go and take a shower)

"a well-boiled icicle" (A well-oiled bicycle)

"I've lost my signifying glass". (Later): "Oh, well, it doesn't magnify."

 

The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography