▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 4 7 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Wa ik ato ▁Category : New ▁Zealand ▁far mers <0x0A> </s> ▁A ▁sp oon er ism ▁is ▁an ▁error ▁in ▁speech ▁in ▁which ▁corresponding ▁con son ants , ▁v ow els , ▁or ▁morph emes ▁are ▁switched ▁( see ▁met ath esis ) ▁between ▁two ▁words ▁in ▁a ▁phrase . ▁These ▁are ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁Oxford ▁don ▁and ▁ord ained ▁minister ▁William ▁Arch ib ald ▁Spo on er , ▁who ▁re put edly ▁did ▁this . ▁ ▁An ▁example ▁is ▁saying ▁" The ▁Lord ▁is ▁a ▁sh oving ▁le op ard " ▁instead ▁of ▁" The ▁Lord ▁is ▁a ▁lov ing ▁she ph erd ." ▁While ▁sp oon er isms ▁are ▁commonly ▁heard ▁as ▁sli ps ▁of ▁the ▁tongue , ▁and ▁getting ▁one ' s ▁words ▁in ▁a ▁t angle , ▁they ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁used ▁intention ally ▁as ▁a ▁play ▁on ▁words . ▁ ▁Et ym ology ▁ ▁Spo on er isms ▁are ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁Re ver end ▁William ▁Arch ib ald ▁Spo on er ▁( 1 8 4 4 – 1 9 3 0 ), ▁W arden ▁of ▁New ▁College , ▁Oxford , ▁who ▁was ▁not or iously ▁pr one ▁to ▁this ▁mistake . ▁The ▁term ▁" S po on er ism " ▁was ▁well ▁established ▁by ▁ 1 9 2 1 . ▁An ▁article ▁in ▁The ▁Times ▁from ▁that ▁year ▁reports ▁that , ▁The ▁boys ▁of ▁Ald ro ▁School , ▁East bourne , ▁...