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Pun in English: Playing with words!

May 27, 2023 by Plato McKenzie

Pun is the use of words in double meaning as a play of words that bring laughter to the reader or the listener through surprise. For example, look at the word, ‘kidnapping’ in the sentence: “There was Kidnapping in the school yesterday; don’t worry the kid woke up”. Here the double meaning of the word … Continue reading Pun in English: Playing with words!

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