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Spazy Croonerisms 11
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) a garden tool and a body organ & a body of water and a body of water
2) unfavorable chance & young male deer
3) barber's job & shack maintenance
4) a sock in Oslo & a harsh-sounding smeller
1) a garden tool and a body organ & a body of water and a body of water
2) unfavorable chance & young male deer
3) barber's job & shack maintenance
4) a sock in Oslo & a harsh-sounding smeller
Answer
1) rake and liver & lake and river2) bad luck & lad buck
3) cut hair & hut care
4) Norse hose & hoarse nose
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I never can get these, but have fun trying. Thanks for posting.
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