Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "Puns"
The meaning of "Puns" in various phrases and sentences
Q:
What does Puns mean?
A:
Puns are jokes that uses words or phrases that sound alike, but different meanings.
Example: "I was wondering why the ball was getting bigger. Then it hit me."
"Then it hit me." is a figure of speech which means "Then I realized *something*"
but in this joke, I can also literally mean "It(ball) hit me"
So the joke makes use of those two different meanings and makes it a "pun".
Example: "I was wondering why the ball was getting bigger. Then it hit me."
"Then it hit me." is a figure of speech which means "Then I realized *something*"
but in this joke, I can also literally mean "It(ball) hit me"
So the joke makes use of those two different meanings and makes it a "pun".
Q:
What does Puns mean?
A:
Un juego de palabras
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