The Little Book of Puns
Ingenious wordplay and groan-inducing quips
Biography & Memoir, Reference, Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Language Arts, Entertainment, Humour & Comedy, General Humour
| Author: | Alison Westwood | ISBN: | 9781907795121 |
| Publisher: | Canary Press eBooks Limited | Publication: | February 25, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Canary Press eBooks | Language: | English |
| Author: | Alison Westwood |
| ISBN: | 9781907795121 |
| Publisher: | Canary Press eBooks Limited |
| Publication: | February 25, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Canary Press eBooks |
| Language: | English |
Ingenious wordplay and groan-inducing quips
In today’s busy world, where text-speak seems to be the prevalent form of written English, and the average teenager can barely form a proper sentence without using the numbers '4' or '8' as substitutes for letters, is the pun becoming an endangered species?
As a society we have come to regard wordplay as old-fashioned, obvious humour, because it hinges simply on one word having multiple definitions, spellings or sound-a-likes. It may not be controversial, edgy or even topical, but it actually takes a great deal of skill, wit and general knowledge to come up with a decent pun – not everyone can do it.
The Little Book of Puns explores the dying art of paronomasia and gives us a taste of the very best wordplay history has to offer. It harks back to the heady days when intelligence was measured at dinner parties rather than behind a school desk, when people still wrote letters instead of emails and actually read newspapers instead of checking out a website. This book may as well exist in anti–gravity, because you’ll find it almost impossible to put down!
Ingenious wordplay and groan-inducing quips
In today’s busy world, where text-speak seems to be the prevalent form of written English, and the average teenager can barely form a proper sentence without using the numbers '4' or '8' as substitutes for letters, is the pun becoming an endangered species?
As a society we have come to regard wordplay as old-fashioned, obvious humour, because it hinges simply on one word having multiple definitions, spellings or sound-a-likes. It may not be controversial, edgy or even topical, but it actually takes a great deal of skill, wit and general knowledge to come up with a decent pun – not everyone can do it.
The Little Book of Puns explores the dying art of paronomasia and gives us a taste of the very best wordplay history has to offer. It harks back to the heady days when intelligence was measured at dinner parties rather than behind a school desk, when people still wrote letters instead of emails and actually read newspapers instead of checking out a website. This book may as well exist in anti–gravity, because you’ll find it almost impossible to put down!
