Question

what is spoonerisms?explain it with example

Answer 1

A reversal of sounds in two words, withhumorous effect. Spoonerisms were named afterWilliam Spooner, an English clergyman andscholar of the late nineteenth and early twentiethcenturies. In one spoonerism attributed to him,he meant “May I show you to another seat?” but said, “May I sew you to another sheet?”

Some examples of spoonerisms:

nosey little cook cosy little nook
a blushing crow a crushing blow
tons of soil sons of toil
fighting a liar lighting a fire
mad bunny bad money
flutter by butterfly