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Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing

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Fresh Grocery Is a Baker's Thing

There is actually a name for mixing up your words that way. They're called spoonerisms, and are named after reverend william archibald spooner. He taught at new college in oxford in the 18 hundreds and early 19 hundreds. For example, instead of saying, the lord is a loving shepherd, he was reported to have said, the Lord is a shoving lep rd. If you want a call with tha story of your famlect a word your family and only your family uses, you can leave a voice mail at eight, three, three, two, one, four Girl!

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