Archie was also known for his frequent malapropisms and spoonerisms. Typically presented, spoonerisms are a kind of double entendre. Such phrases became known as spoonerisms, and are often used humorously. Many spoonerisms have been invented and attributed to Spooner. The book is largely composed of spoonerisms in rhyming verse. This leads to large number of possible spoonerisms. Other than speaking only in spoonerisms, Runny is a normal child. The character is based on the Russian scientist , who was prone to spoonerisms himself. The book is filled with spoonerisms that are formed as questions or answers. Speech errors may be used intentionally for humorous effect, as with spoonerisms. And Other Spoonerisms is a 2006 book by Jon Agee. These include "Cherchez la Femme", "Eightsome Reels", "Give and Take", "Overlaps", and "Spoonerisms". An article in the Daily Herald in 1928 reported Spoonerisms to be a 'legend'.