Word of the Day

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Another Sunday, and the holiday season is upon us. Thanksgiving is less than two weeks away and that means Christmas... yikes! Did the year speed by?  It's a good thing we have our word of the day to keep us centered on today, so just write something using today's word and post it in the comments.  

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17

Spoonerism

[SPOO-nə-riz-əm]Part of speech: noun

Origin: english, 1921

• A transposition of the initial letters of two words
• Any error in speech that swaps two syllables between two words

Examples of Spoonerism in a sentence

• He was so nervous to give his speech that he started out with the spoonerism, 'Welcome, fear dends.'
• If you’re speaking too quickly you might stumble over your words and utter a spoonerism.

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About Spoonerism

A slip of the tongue is an idiom for a mistake made while speaking, or when you say something you’re not supposed to reveal. A spoonerism is a specific type of a slip of the tongue. It happens when two sounds, usually at the beginning of two words, are swapped. For example, “know your blose” instead of “blow your nose” would be a spoonerism.

Did you Know?

The word "spoonerism" was inspired by the Reverend William Archibald Spooner. The 19th-century Oxford don was known for switching the first sounds of his words, hence the creation of the term. Many of the spoonerisms attributed to the reverend are thought to be apocryphal, but they’re still funny: “Three cheers for our queer old dean!” Oops! Sorry, Queen Victoria.

The Line-up So Far...

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I say so far because there's room for more, and know a few of you are fighting the impulse to join in on this Christmas Round Robin.

Don't fight it, just cave and put your abilities to work on the Season's most riotous activity ... The Section VII Christmas Round Robin.  

Here's a list of the players, and just for grins and giggles, a link to last year's offering...

 The Claus Affair

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Psst... here's another look at the Prompt