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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 brittle candy and a lock's need & a beverage and a beverage
2) pigmented coating on the upper surface of a room & a holy leper
3) a container for garbage & extremely harsh tufts of hair
4) a covering for the face in Berlin & a prison for disgusting animals
1) a brittle candy and a lock's need & a beverage and a beverage
2) pigmented coating on the upper surface of a room & a holy leper
3) a container for garbage & extremely harsh tufts of hair
4) a covering for the face in Berlin & a prison for disgusting animals
Answer
1) toffee and key & coffee and tea2) ceiling paint & peeling saint
3) litter box & bitter locks
4) German veil & vermin jail
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