My spellchecker seems to have gone berserk on this one, sorry!
In message , "J. P. Gilliver (John)"
writes:
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
cellphone!
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
wucking murds
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".
our-r!
Apparently, the reverend Sponger after whom they're named didn't
Spooner!
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
boombox!
earpiece (or possibly car!) from a nearby businessman - might be
easier.
I've no idea why my spellchecker - if indeed it was that! - was so
imaginative on this post!
--
J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf
Grief generates a huge energy in you and it's better for everybody if you
harness it to do something. - Judi Dench, RT 2015/2/28-3/6