His unintentional verbal muddles, where he transposed words, letters and ideas, gave rise to the word "spoonerisms". Now most commonly used where the first letters of words are transposed - "You have hissed my mystery lecture", "You have tasted a whole worm" etc. He is unlikely to have uttered most of these. There are a number of well substantiated oddities of a more subtle kind: "Was it you or your brother who was killed in the Great War?" "He came to a sad end - eaten by missionaries!."
His unintentional verbal muddles, where he transposed words, letters and ideas, gave rise to the word "spoonerisms". Now most commonly used where the first letters of words are transposed - "You have hissed my mystery lecture", "You have tasted a whole worm" etc. He is unlikely to have uttered most of these. There are a number of well substantiated oddities of a more subtle kind: "Was it you or your brother who was killed in the Great War?" "He came to a sad end - eaten by missionaries!."
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Manners Makyth Man
In Memory Of
William Archibald Spooner D.D.
July 22 1844 - August 29 1930
Scholar Of New College Oxford
Fellow 1867-1903 Warden 1903-1924
Blessed Are The Peacemakers
Also Of
Frances Wycliffe Spooner
October 18 1852 - September 14 1939
Daughter Of Harvey Goodwin
Bishop Of Carlisle
Family Members
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