Question
Which is the most specific term for the exchange of initial sounds in “You have hissed the mystery lectures”, in place of “You have missed the history lectures”?
The correct answer is
spoonerism.
The intended words missed and history become hissed and mystery through exchange of their initial sounds. This cross-word exchange is specifically a spoonerism.
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