In one procedure designed to produce spoonerisms, participants are asked to silently read lists of word pairs that are models for the sound structure of target spoonerisms, then pronounce word pairs out loud. Such studies have found that
a. spoonerisms with idioms are almost impossible to produce.
b. spoonerisms are more likely when the error still results in real words.
c. errors in blending idioms are more common when the idioms do not share the same underlying meaning.
d. there is no relationship between errors and production of real words.
Answer: b. spoonerisms are more likely when the error still results in real words.
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