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Pronunciation / Transliteration: spunrizm
"उसका वाक्य एक मजेदार स्पूनरिज़्म बन गया।"
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A spoken slip in which the corresponding consonants, vowels, or morphemes of two words are switched.
"Saying 'fighting a liar' instead of 'lighting a fire' is a classic spoonerism."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Named after William Archibald Spooner (1844–1930), Warden of New College, Oxford, who was famously prone to making accidental transpositions of initial sounds.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Spoonerism" is said worldwide
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cuillérisme
Transliteration: cuillérisme
"Il a fait un beau cuillérisme dans son discours."
Spoonerismus
Transliteration: Spoonerismus
"Der Versprecher war ein amüsanter Spoonerismus."
spoonerismo
Transliteration: spoonerismo
"Ha pronunciato uno spoonerismo facendo ridere tutti."
spoonerismo
Transliteration: spoonerismo
"El lapsus lengua se conoce a veces como spoonerismo."
spoonerismo
Transliteration: spoonerismo
"A troca de sons gerou um curioso spoonerismo."
स्पूनरिज़्म
Transliteration: spunrizm
"उसका वाक्य एक मजेदार स्पूनरिज़्म बन गया।"
头韵换位错觉
Transliteration: tóu yùn huàn wèi cuò jué
"他的口误是一个典型的头韵换位错觉。"
스푸너즘
Transliteration: seupuneojeum
"말실수로 인해 의도치 않은 스푸너즘이 발생했다."
スプーナリズム
Transliteration: supūnarizumu
"彼の言い間違えは面白いスプーナリズムだった。"
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