Pun.ppt

Pun What is pun The pun, or paronomasia, is a form of word play which suggests two or more meanings, by exploiting multiple meanings of words, or of similar-sounding words, for an intended humorous or rhetorical effect What does pun mean as in no pun intended? A pun is a phrase or word that makes humour by relying on the different meanings of a word or words with similar sounds. A pun is often referred to as the lowest form of humour, and unlike jokes is often greeted with groans not laughter. Examples of puns would be: Did you hear about the optometrist who fell into a lens grinder and made a spectacle of himself? There were two ocean tankers that collided. One was hauling red paint, one had blue paint. . At last report, the captains were marooned. Two peanuts walk into a bar. One was a salted No pun intended implies that a factual statement could be interpreted as a joke or pun, but that was not the intent: Detective one: Looks like he was drowned in this vat of refrigerated blood at the slaughterhouse! Detective two: Really? He was killed in cold blood? No pun intended! Pun’s usage Puns are a common source of humour in jokes and comedy shows. They are often used in the punch line of a joke, where they typically give a humorous meaning to a rather perplexing story. These are also known as feghoots. One practitioner of using puns in a comedic context is the British comedian Andy Zaltzman, co-host of the popular political podcast, The Bugle with John Oliver who becomes increasingly aghast the longer Zaltzman goes on. Zaltzman once created a string of 31 dog-related puns in a row in episode 117 of The Bugle. Another practitioner of this art is René Goscinny, co-creator of Asterix. The following example comes from the movie Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, though the punchline stems from far older Vaudeville roots.[13] The final line puns on the stock phrase the lesser of two evils. Pun’s designation Like other forms of wordplay, paronomasi