Assertion: pun | /r/HasProperty | play
Facets:
value: on words
type: OTHER
value: on the fact
type: OTHER
value: in this case
type: OTHER
value: on the concept
type: OTHER
value: for humorous effect
type: PURPOSE
value: firstly
type: MANNER
value: by describing a thing
type: MANNER
value: by exploiting similar sounding words
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: This is because a pun is a play on the word itself.
text: A pun is a play on words that produces a humorous effect by using a word that suggests two or more meanings, or by exploiting similar sounding words that have different meanings.
text: A pun is a play on words, either on different senses of the same word or on the similar sense or sound of different words.
text: A pun is a play on words.
text: Firstly a pun is a play on words , intended to be semi-absurd and comical by describing a thing or situation using words that could also describe the situation with another meaning.
text: A pun is a play on words that usually plays on similarities of spelling and/or pronunciation between words that different meanings.
text: A pun is a play on words, centering on a word with more than one meaning or words that sound alike.
text: Pun is a play on words that are either identical in sound (homonyms) or very similar in sound, but are sharply diverse in meaning.
text: A pun is a play on words, usually for humorous effect.
text: In this case, the pun is a play on the concept of being “in love” and Romeo is not really in a laughing mood.
text: A pun is a play on words in which two words are used that have the same sound but have different meanings.
text: A pun is a play on words.
text: The pun is a play on the fact that Professor Jenkins wrote a seminal book called "Spreadable Media" and is now "spreading the news".
text: As others have commented, a pun is a play on words, usually using words that sound the same or similar to give multiple meanings to a phrase.
text: a pun is a play on words where you change a word in a familier saying or slightly change the way you say a word to create humour