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Rev. William Archibald Spooner was a British Anglican priest and scholar, and had quite a reputation for muddling up his words. Mistakes of this sort came to be known as [[Spoonerism]]s. He lectured history, philosophy and divinity at Oxford University from 1876 - 1889. |
Rev. William Archibald Spooner was a British Anglican priest and scholar, and had quite a reputation for muddling up his words. Mistakes of this sort came to be known as [[Spoonerism]]s. He lectured history, philosophy and divinity at Oxford University from 1876 - 1889. |
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Latest revision as of 17:37, 23 February 2007
1844?1930
Rev. William Archibald Spooner was a British Anglican priest and scholar, and had quite a reputation for muddling up his words. Mistakes of this sort came to be known as Spoonerisms. He lectured history, philosophy and divinity at Oxford University from 1876 - 1889.
Some notable slip-ups by the reverend were:
- "Work is the curse of the drinking classes" (intended to be "Drink is the curse of the working classes,")
- "You have hissed my mystery lectures"
- "You have tasted the whole worm"
- "Queer old dean" (in reference to Queen Victoria)
- "It is kistomary to cuss the bride."
- At a man's funeral: "shoving leopard to his flock." (loving shepherd to his flock)
- "There is no peace in a home where a dinner swells," ("...where a sinner dwells.")
