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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) a small mollusk and a garden tool & precipitation and precipitation
2) to burst kernels & x-rated police video
3) military postal delivery & a shopping area where you can buy cabbage
4) a caribou in Prague & a shout of applause from playing cards
1) a small mollusk and a garden tool & precipitation and precipitation
2) to burst kernels & x-rated police video
3) military postal delivery & a shopping area where you can buy cabbage
4) a caribou in Prague & a shout of applause from playing cards
Answer
1) snail and hoe & hail and snow2) pop corn & cop porn
3) mail call & kale mall
4) Czech deer & deck cheer
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