Gag Me With A Spoonerism

Authors

Richard Lederer

Abstract

Perhaps you know somebody (and that somebody could be you!) who occasionally says pascetti or spaghetti, aminal for animal, and revelant for relevant. Each of these mispronunciations bespeaks a tendency to anticipate and, hence, to switch sounds between words.

Recommended Citation

Lederer, Richard (1994) "Gag Me With A Spoonerism," Word Ways: Vol. 27 : Iss. 3 , Article 2.
Retrieved from: https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/wordways/vol27/iss3/2