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Usage of the word pun



 
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Usage of the word pun #1 (permalink) Thu Feb 07, 2008 17:18 pm   Usage of the word pun
 

Can anyone give me an example of a "pun"?
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Usage of the word pun #2 (permalink) Thu Feb 07, 2008 20:08 pm   Usage of the word pun
 

a pun is a kind of a word formation that is funny, amuzing. It's a play on words.

e.g.He drove his expensive car into a tree and found out how the Mercedes bends.
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Usage of the word pun #3 (permalink) Mon Feb 11, 2008 21:32 pm   Usage of the word pun
 

Okay, so how does it differ from a "malaprop"?
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Usage of the word pun #4 (permalink) Mon Feb 11, 2008 21:33 pm   Usage of the word pun
 

that was a really funny example though. hahahaha
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