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Tag Archives: wordplay
Simon Heffer at UK’s Telegraph “Strictly English”
In light of today being a National holiday I will let Simon Heffer over at the Telegraph do my post for me. A hat tip goes to my dear aunt who emails me interesting tidbits from around the world whenever … Continue reading
Posted in Featured Resource, Grammarland, Language usage
Tagged adverbs, article, English, language usage, series, Simon Heffer, telegraph, wordplay, Writing
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Fun Friday: That’s Punny!
A pun, or paronomasia, is “a form of word play that deliberately exploits an ambiguity between similar-sounding words for humorous or rhetorical effect … By definition, puns must be deliberate; an involuntary substitution of similar words is called a malapropism.” … Continue reading
