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Two interesting questions on word games

 
 
Reply Tue 9 Mar, 2004 12:01 pm
====No. 1====
I remember there is a kind of word game like the following:
1) two words put together, both beginning with consonants
2) change the initial consonants, and two new words are created
3) it is said to be originated by slip of tongue.

Unluckily I have forgotten its name. who can tell me? Thank you! Cool

====No.2====
Long before in a certain article I found a sentence which is claimed to contain all the sounds (not letters) of the English language. But I can hardly think of it. Who happenes to know it? Smile

Thank you a million!
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mac11
 
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Reply Tue 9 Mar, 2004 12:04 pm
#1 is a spoonerism.

I have no idea about #2, but maybe someone else will.

Welcome to A2K! Smile
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fealola
 
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Reply Tue 9 Mar, 2004 12:06 pm
Welcome! Check ou ourt word games and join in!
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mac11
 
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Reply Tue 9 Mar, 2004 12:07 pm
I just saw that your joined date was last November. I guess I should have said welcome back...
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ilovequestions
 
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Reply Tue 9 Mar, 2004 12:08 pm
Thank you, mac11. Your reply is really helpful!

Ooooops! You have made 13732 posts here. Great contributions!

I will try to visit here more often!
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ilovequestions
 
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Reply Tue 9 Mar, 2004 12:10 pm
Thank you for your warm-heartedness, fealola!
I will try to take an active part in the word games.
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Ceili
 
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Reply Wed 10 Mar, 2004 01:19 am
I'm curious too, mind if I hitch a ride?
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Clary
 
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Reply Wed 10 Mar, 2004 02:59 pm
Any good spoonerisms? I like the original ones made by Dr Spooner of Oxford university: (to a lazy student) You have tasted the whole worm and must leave by the town drain.
and
(to a manservant) Please hush my brat. It's roaring with pain outside.
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mac11
 
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Reply Wed 10 Mar, 2004 03:13 pm
I've always been fond of these:

a tip of the slung

my zips are lipped

one swell foop
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Clary
 
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Reply Wed 10 Mar, 2004 03:18 pm
Yep, I've often used one swell foop! And a slate of poop.

I was once talking about a girl who'd gone to a certain university because a man she fancied was studying there, even though it didn't teach the subject she wanted, and COMPLETELY UNCONSCIOUSLY I said 'She shouldn't have put her heart before her course'. That was 35 years ago but I'm still proud of myself in retrospect!
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kev
 
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Reply Sun 14 Mar, 2004 09:39 am
Re: Two interesting questions on word games
ilovequestions wrote:


====No.2====
Long before in a certain article I found a sentence which is claimed to contain all the sounds (not letters) of the English language. But I can hardly think of it. Who happenes to know it? Smile



As for No. two I asked the question of "Ask Oxford" (Oxford English Dictionary) and they have never heard of it. You might find the site useful for other things though.


http://www.askoxford.com/
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