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A language slip where the two sounds of words are swapped in a word or sentence which create a new, often amusing one.

eg. Let me sew you into your sheet = Let me show you into your seat

The term was named after William Archibald Spooner, and although he was born out of period, we can be fairly certain that spoonerisms would have occurred in period.

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	eg. Let me [[sew]] you into your [[sheet]] = Let me show you into your seat		eg. Let me [[sew]] you into your [[sheet]] = Let me show you into your seat

	The term was named after [[William Archibald Spooner]], and although he was born [[out of period]], we can be fairly certain that spoonerisms would have occurred [[in period]].		The term was named after [[William Archibald Spooner]], and although he was born [[out of period]], we can be fairly certain that spoonerisms would have occurred in [[period]].