punning
present participle ofpun
Examplesofpunning
punning
Too clever by half - and yetpunningis simply putting things together in a witty and unexpected way.
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Though thepunningelement is usually at the end of the phrase, instances are not uncommon where the pun is formed on the first element.
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Such techniques aspunning, oxymoron, and hyperbole are employed by ad-men to lure customers for their clients.
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The linguistic form of these texts is an extended, specialized kind ofpunning.
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The pragmatic function may be intensified through the use of common rhetorical devices such as alliteration,punning, and pseudo-direct quotes.
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These names are a form of wordplay that usually involves metaphor orpunning, and many residents consider these names to be both funny and clever.
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The final chapter, with itspunningtitle ' re-membering ', has some interesting things to say about mourning and commemoration but also serves to take the book off in yet another direction.
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It is an act of class warfare in thepunningsense of the word, in that it attacks the child in the class.
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Subtlepunningis also aplenty in his comics but the main source of comedy is slapstick.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Fountainheads of strength are found in such features as antithesis, alliteration, euphoniousness,punning, obviousness, and brevity.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He is known for his constant in-joking andpunningon the intersection between socialist ideologies and computer programming, as well as other fields.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It typically consisted of doggerelpunningrhymes, giving the names of the chief personages in the procession and alluding to their individual characteristics.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Typepunningis another example of such an escape feature.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thus, by a sort ofpunningprocess, the gentleman becomes a gentle-man.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Alternatively, homophonic translation may be used for humorous purpose, as bilingualpunning(macaronic language).
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