To Pun or Not To Pun?
19 Feb
Over at Copyblogger:
By definition a pun is “a play on words.†The “play†may be on the sound of a word or the similarity of a phrase to a well-known saying. Sometimes the pronunciation being played on is a stretch and deserves a groan, but sometimes the relationship is extremely apt and deserves the reward of an appreciative laugh.
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People pun in every language, but English, with all our words with multiple meanings, is especially rich in opportunity. One of the beauties of the pun is that even little children can make them up.
Read It Here, and leave your favorite pun in the comments here.
Actually, Japanese humor is especially rich in puns because of their limited number of syllable combinations.
*/language nerd*
Tom Swifties are my favorite puns. My all-time favorite:
“Well I’ll be an S.O.B.,” said Tom doggedly.
“Jack of Alltrades” and “Master of Nu’un” in Dragon Quest IX.