Switching letters is called spoonerism. For example, saying "jag of Flapan", instead of "flag of Japan".
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The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan.
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Floccinaucinihilipilification, the declaration of an item being useless, is the longest non-medical term in the English language.
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The word "impossible" dropped in use by 50% over the course of the 20th century
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In Denmark, "Fart-kontrol" means "Speed check".
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Hoover vacuum cleaners were so popular in the UK that many people now refer to vacuuming as hoovering.
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The word 'Indiana' is Native American for 'Land of the Indians', yet less than 16,000 Native Americans live there.
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The word "listen" contains the same letters as "silent."
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