Usage of the word pun

Cooliegirly · #1 (permalink) Thu Feb 07, 2008 17:18 pm *Usage of the word pun*

Can anyone give me an example of a "pun"?

Michauek · #2 (permalink) Thu Feb 07, 2008 20:08 pm *Usage of the word pun*

a pun is a kind of a word formation that is funny, amuzing. It's a play on words.

e.g.He drove his expensive car into a tree and found out how the Mercedes bends.
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Cooliegirly · #3 (permalink) Mon Feb 11, 2008 21:32 pm *Usage of the word pun*

Okay, so how does it differ from a "malaprop"?

Cooliegirly · #4 (permalink) Mon Feb 11, 2008 21:33 pm *Usage of the word pun*

that was a really funny example though. hahahaha

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