In message , Stan Brown
writes:
On Sat, 14 Jul 2018 06:43:42 -0400, Stan Brown wrote:

This particular subgenre of phoneme switch is a Spoonerism.

https://www.ahdictionary.com/word/se...l?q=spoonerism

Although "fobile moan" and "mucking foron" might not qualify, come to

It's probably less common in the US, where I understand the common term
is cellophane, or cell for short; in the UK, it's mobile 'phone, or
mobile for short. The term "foible" on its own (or, though even less so,
"moan") also has _some_ currency. [Incidentally, on a similar note: the
navigational aid that uses satellites, UK generally calls a "SatNav",
whereas I gather the US calls it a "GPS". Neither, strictly, being
technologically correct on their own but that's how the language
evolves. Like "microwave".]

think of it. think the rule is that the new "words" formed must be
actual words. "Our queer old dean" is a common example, and the above
link gives "/Let me sew you to your sheet/ for /Let me show you to
your seat./"

Though "I get my wicking MusD fuddled" has a definite appeal (-:. And
the full form of your "dean" one _does_ obey the rule - it's the loyal
toast: "Let's glaze Ruhr arses to the queer old dean".

Apparently, the reverend Sponger after whom they're named didn't
actually do the transpositions quite so rigorously as has become the
definition, perhaps announcing the hymn "Greenland's icy mountains" as
"Iceland's greasy mountains". But the name has stuck, and their use,
deliberate or (often better) accidental, will continue to provide much
amusement, I hope.

Now, for those with their head in their hands over this thread drift: I
hope, if the original poster is still with us, that s/he was able to use
a mobile/cell 'phone to test whether their Bluetooth adapter (or its
driver) was working. Though since it probably involves arcane settings
on the 'phone, borrowing a bomb from a nearby teenager - or an earpiece
(or possibly car!) from a nearby businessman - might be easier.
--
J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf

"Grammar is there to help, not hinder."
-- Mark Wallace, APIHNA, 2nd December 2000 (quoted by John Flynn 2000-12-6)