Spoonerism is when the first sounds of words, especially consonants, get accidentally swapped, creating a silly and nonsensical phrase. Let's rewind a bit. Someone recently (accidentally, of course) ...

Living off a salmon-rich coastline. • For those wondering, spoonerism is usually a two-word phase and is when the first letters of each word are exchanged. An example would be bunny rabbit becoming ...

Campbell joined the Grand Ol' Opry in 1958 and in 1969, joined Hee-Haw as a cast member and writer. Spoonerisms told by Archie Campbell included "Rindercella," "Pee Little Thrigs," "Little Ride ...

The term “spoonerism” refers to the transposition of the initial sound of two or more words. It was named after William Archibald Spooner, a priest and long-serving don at Oxford University who would, ...

Regular readers and long-time friends would recognize that I’m a lover of words. Their arrangement and usage fascinate me. Thus, it should come as no surprise that “Trivially Speaking” wocuses on ...

Perri Nemiroff is the 2025 Press Award winner at the ICG Publicists Awards. She's the senior producer at Collider where she hosts and produces the interview series, Collider Ladies Night, a show ...

Dear Richard Lederer: Have you ever done a column on spoonerisms? My husband and I find them amusing and entertaining, yet we are a little amazed that so many of our friends haven’t heard of Rev.

A spoonerism is the interchange of the initial sounds of two words, for example, "he is a boiled sprat". A spoonerism is the interchange of the initial sounds of two ...

Sen. Chuck Schumer has published a book called “Antisemitism in America: A Warning.” This might be a good book for every school library, except for some offensive words which are clearly spelled out ...