Spazy Croonerisms 2Language brain teasers are those that involve the English language. You need to think about and manipulate words and letters.A spoonerism is a pair of words that can have their initial sounds switched to form new words. The pairs need only sound the same, not necessarily be spelled the same (power saw & sour paw, horse cart & coarse heart). There may sometimes be one or two connecting words (kick the stone & stick the cone, king of the rats & ring of the cats). Given the following definitions, what are the spoonerisms?
1) canine fur & porcine challenge 2) rock toss & to pack up royal furniture 3) arsonist's desire & to battle a fibber 4) underground amphibian & bar rules Answer1) dog hair & hog dare2) throw a stone & stow a throne 3) light a fire & fight a liar 4) cavern toad & tavern code Hide What Next?
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