Switching letters is called spoonerism. For example, saying "jag of Flapan", instead of "flag of Japan".
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A group of ferrets is called a business.
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The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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If you mouth the word "colorful" to someone, it looks like you are saying "I love you".
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In Turkish, the bird we call a Turkey is called "Hindi" ("from India"). In India, it's called "Peru." In Arabic, the bird is called "Greek chicken"; in Greek it's called "French chicken"; and in French it's called "Indian chicken." The bird is indigenous to none of these places.
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The technical term for a cat’s hairball is a “bezoar.”
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