Tips of the slongue: the enduring legacy of W.A. Spooner.
Slips of the tongue are common and often amusing phonic errors. Although surely not the first speaker to make such transpositions, W.A. Spooner (1844-1930) was well known for them and was the source of the eponym, "Spoonerism." Several of his noted slips are presented along with a whimsical obstetric presentation.
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, USA.
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