; ▁The ▁Oxford ▁Dictionary ▁of ▁Qu ot ations ▁( 3 rd ▁edition , ▁ 1 9 7 9 ) ▁lists ▁only ▁one ▁subst anti ated ▁sp oon er ism : ▁" The ▁weight ▁of ▁ra ges ▁will ▁press ▁hard ▁upon ▁the ▁employ er " ▁( inst ead ▁of ▁" rate ▁of ▁w ages "). ▁Spo on er ▁himself ▁claimed ▁that ▁" The ▁Kin qu ering ▁Cong s ▁Their ▁Tit les ▁Take " ▁( in ▁reference ▁to ▁a ▁h ymn ) ▁was ▁his ▁sole ▁sp oon er ism . ▁Most ▁sp oon er isms ▁were ▁probably ▁never ▁utter ed ▁by ▁William ▁Spo on er ▁himself ▁but ▁rather ▁made ▁up ▁by ▁colle agues ▁and ▁students ▁as ▁a ▁past ime . ▁Richard ▁L eder er , ▁calling ▁" K ink ering ▁Kong s ▁their ▁Tit les ▁Take " ▁( with ▁an ▁alternative ▁sp elling ) ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁" f ew " ▁authentic ated ▁Spo on er isms , ▁dates ▁it ▁to ▁ 1 8 7 9 , ▁and ▁he ▁gives ▁nine ▁examples ▁" att ributed ▁to ▁Spo on er , ▁most ▁of ▁them ▁sp ur iously ." ▁They ▁are ▁as ▁follows : ▁ ▁" Three ▁che ers ▁for ▁our ▁que er ▁old ▁de an !" ▁( r ather ▁than ▁" de ar ▁old ▁queen ," ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁reference ▁to ▁Queen ▁Victoria ) ▁ ▁" Is ▁it ▁kis st om ary ▁to ▁c uss ▁the ▁b ride ?" ▁( as ▁opposed ▁to ▁" custom ary ▁to ▁kiss ") ▁ ▁" The ▁Lord ▁is ▁a ▁sh