WHAT IS A PUN?

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WHAT IS A PUN?. P U N S. WHAT IS A PUN?. A word play suggesting, with humorous intent, the different meanings of one word or the use of two or more words similar in sound but different in meaning. (From Poetry Glossary) - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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A word play suggesting, with humorous intent, the different meanings of one word or the use of two or more words similar in sound but different in meaning. (From Poetry Glossary)

A play on words, sometimes on different senses of the same word and sometimes on the similar sense or sound of different words.

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I couldn't quite remember how to throw a boomerang….

•but eventually it came back to me.

From the Pun of the Day Site

•From (Duncan - Victoria, BC)

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Pencils could be made with erasers at both ends,

•but what would be the point?

From the Pun of the Day Site

Kap'n Klystron - Nanuet, NY

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A bicycle can't stand on its own because

•it is two-tired.

From the Pun of the Day Site

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Why did the kid bring scissorsscissors to school?

•So he could cutcut class.

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What was the reporterreporter doing at the ice cream ice cream shopshop?

•Getting the scoopscoop!Tom Swifities Link

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How do you fix a broken broken tomatotomato? ?

Tom Swifities Link

•With tomato pastetomato paste. TomatTomato o

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Why did the spiderspider go to the computercomputer?

Written by Rachel - Tom Swifities Link

•To check his web siteweb site.