William Archibald Spooner
N 54° 27.948 W 003° 01.340
30U E 498552 N 6035349
Reverend WA Spooner was an Oxford don, responsible for introducing the word spoonerism in to the English idiom.
Waymark Code: WM72WX
Location: North West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/25/2009
Views: 8
Born 22 July 1844 in London and died 29 August 1930. His headstone is in the cemetery on Pye Lane, Grasmere.
A spoonerism is where the initial letters or sounds of two words are swapped. eg par cark, spool scaying field or quear old deen. Many malapropisms are attributed to him are apocryphal.
His headstone is in three rows in from the path, third across.
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Nearest postcode LA22 9RG
Description:
Reverend Dr. William Archibald Spooner mixed up his words. Thus introducing the word to English language of "spoonerism".
Date of birth: 07/20/1844
Date of death: 08/29/1930
Area of notoriety: Education
Marker Type: Headstone
Setting: Outdoor
Visiting Hours/Restrictions: Daylight hours
Fee required?: No
Web site: [Web Link]
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