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Re: Smilla
Well I’m not Scandinavian, but if I was, sure, I’d consider it. There are a lot of Scandi names I like but wouldn’t use because I don’t live there. Can you please explain spoonerism and fart young smella? I think I’m missing something.

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A spoonerism when you take a phrase and switch the beginning letters around. “Fart young smella” is a spoonerism for “smart young fella.”
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Ah! Clearly I’ve been studying too hard because I was trying to unscramble it and just couldn’t!
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