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A spoonerism is a pair of words that can have their initial sounds switched to form new words. The pairs need only sound the same, not necessarily be spelled the same (power saw & sour paw, horse cart & coarse heart). There may sometimes be one or two connecting words (kick the stone & stick the cone, king of the rats & ring of the cats). Given the following definitions, what are the spoonerisms?
1) an ember and a recruit & a baked food and a baked food
2) a withered spirit & dribbled saliva from a man
3) bovines near a fence & a fight between transportation businesses
4) an uncontaminated man from Ankara & a store salesman between the ages of 12 and 20
1) an ember and a recruit & a baked food and a baked food
2) a withered spirit & dribbled saliva from a man
3) bovines near a fence & a fight between transportation businesses
4) an uncontaminated man from Ankara & a store salesman between the ages of 12 and 20
Answer
1) coal and rookie & roll and cookie2) dry ghoul & guy drool
3) barrier cattle & carrier battle
4) clean Turk & teen clerk
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