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Spazy Croonerisms 20
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) the part of a plant developed from one bud & a shout of disapproval & footwear and footwear
2) a lenient admonition & a turbulent dawn
3) a twelve-month period of time to honor banquets & the dread of something that causes fermentation
4) a fastidious person from Warsaw & a young horse covered with infected abscesses
1) the part of a plant developed from one bud & a shout of disapproval & footwear and footwear
2) a lenient admonition & a turbulent dawn
3) a twelve-month period of time to honor banquets & the dread of something that causes fermentation
4) a fastidious person from Warsaw & a young horse covered with infected abscesses
Answer
1) shoot and boo & boot and shoe2) mild warning & wild morning
3) year of the feast & fear of the yeast
4) fussy Pole & pussy foal
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