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Re: Rev. William Spooner (was re: MO about fork and spoon)



mu'mey lo'taHvIS neH QaghtaHbe' *Spooner* 'e' vIlaD (Scientific American). 
vangnISDI' *Spooner* 'ej nabchu'be'pu', pIj mIw wa'DIch ta'pa' mIw cha'DIch
ta'. 
tlhaQ 'e' wIQub, 'ach ghaHvaD tlhaQbe'qu' 'e' wIqawnIS.
chaq rIQ qoj rop yabDaj 'ej meqvammo' Qapchu'be'.

vI'ang:

chovnatlh wa'DIch:
qachDajDaq letlh ghIrnIS *Spooner*.  letlh DungDaq *electric light* tu'lu' 'ej
SeH cha' leQmey: wa' letlh nachDaq, latlh letlh qamDaq.  motlh ghIrlu'pa'
*light*vam chu'lu', 'utchugh, 'ej ghIrpu'DI' *light*vam chu'Ha'lu' net pIH...
toH! qaStaHvIS ram, letlh ghoS *Spooner*; wovtaH *light* 'e' tu'; chu'Ha';
HurghtaHvIS letlh ghIr *groping and stumbling*! 

chovnatlh cha'DIch:
qaStaHvIS bovvetlh, bong *tablecloth* chISDaq HIq Doq lIchlu'DI',  nguvmoH 'e'
botmeH pagh nupmeH, mIwvam chuplu'taH: SIbI' HIqDaq *salt* lIchnISlu'. 'op HIq
woH *salt*.  qeSvam Sovbej *Spooner*... DaH yablIjDaq tlha'bogh lut teH
yIlegh: 'uQ SoptaHvIS *Spooner* latlh mebpu' je, bong *tablecloth* chISDaq
*salt* lIch *Spooner*.  SIbI' *salt*Daq HIq Doq lIchchoH !

(Doch Qav: not "metaphasis" vIqIH.  "metathesis" 'oH.)


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