PUNS IN ENGLISH | Examples of a Play on Words

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Let's have some fun with the English language. We can use puns to create humorous and imaginative statements that people refer to as wordplay. In this lesson, we'll talk about different types of puns and go over some examples as to how and when they are used.

Book Recommendation (with a lot of word play)
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster

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[aliforootan]

It's a nice choice to freshen the classroom atmosphere. Puns are fun and mixed with mnemonic technique would be utilized to enhanced learners vocabulary learning ability and scaffold them to think critically, brighten their vision, enlighten their thoughts ;in addition, to equipped language learners with abilities which could expedite their learning rate and farther their route. Since pun is a tool to teach language pupils build their abilities and help them pave the path to be more autonomous learner, cultural differences need to be taken into account. Due to the nature of PUN which can be culture bound and prevails deeper facets of language, language learning, and teaching. The teacher who uses pun need to be cautious about cultural differences and what might be funny in English or another language could potentially be an insult to another learner. To sum up, using pun recklessly without teaching learners to appreciate differences and develop tolerance toward understanding varidness not only does not help them but also could be detrimental to their learning.

[alexandrearaujodecarvalho]

Hello.
My name is Alexandre Araújo de Carvalho.
I am 35 years old.
I am from Brazil.
I have been studying English for three hours.
Thank you so much.

[pedropabloguijarrogarcia]

A Scottish friend of mine told me 'smiles" is the longest word in the world. Why? I said. Well, between "s" and "s" there is a "mile" was her answer.

[huannguyen]

What a teacher of English! I do not know how to say to you, Wes. Just say "We owe you."

[suniklee]

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[hassanmohamed]

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[花儿-kd]

By just reading the title, I decided to give you a thumb up! I've lived in the US for more than ten years but those deep culture jokes are still challenging. I love SNL sketches but I can only get part of the jokes. I wish someone like you could be sitting with me and explaining all the points and why some of them are funny...

[alaamosa]

I am Alaa Mousa from Iraq.Thanks alot of you for lessons.you give us a planty of information.
Thank you agine.

[Aerosmith]

Then here is a homonymic pun which is the best reading up. What is it? Black, white and re(a)d all over? A newspaper. You can hear: Black, white and red all over, so if you don't think of reading, you won't even find it out. It was one of the best lessons you got!

[AmosZKyne]

Hi, iam Mr Amos Zarwonjah Kyne from Liberia, West Africa. I love your way of teaching. This is my first time about to learn this topic. Good to learn new thing from you .

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[لهيبيوسف-عز]

Hi wess ..my name is Joseph.. you are awesome ..it’s great fun to listen to your videos .im a doctor from Baghdad . Iraq ..my high school was a Jesuit American school in Iraq ..my English is good ..I adore both English and ( Manhattan . New York City ) .. my favorite city in the USA .
I’m infatuated with your clips .
Dr. Joseph masconi ( MD )

[Aerosmith]

I rewatched this lesson, I saved it beforehand, it is still one of the best!

[wafaaanis]

Hello, I ‘m wafaa from Egypt and living in US, I love your lessons help me to understand the people around me.

[vlshwasgatne]

Pun gives great fun . Very entertaing & informative lesson . Thanks .

[rykoes]

"Catch up" is i think to know the updates or the latest things about a person: maybe because there was this story or issue or anything that was the last thing you know about that person. Like, the last thing you know where he lives, or his last girlfriend or job or his mother being sick...anything.

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