[lit-ideas] Re: Your Favourite Metathesis
- From: Paul Stone <pas@xxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 14:21:49 -0400
At 02:17 PM 9/15/2004, you wrote:
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>In a message dated 9/15/2004 1:38:19 PM Eastern Standard Time, pas@xxxxxxxx
>writes:
>I saw a truck pass me today that was all dusty and dirty. Inscribed in the
>dirt on [its] rear door were the words "WHAS ME". I guess it must have been
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>a typo.
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>Well, actually it's -- more specifically -- graffitical metathesis (or
>'grattifical methatesis', if you must).
>
I call it an "intra-spoonerism".
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