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Puns introduced by authors make a text look witty to a reader. Professional writers skillfully manipulate words and phrases to demonstrate their smartness and, most important, gain the affection of...
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#3: Attribution notice added
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System
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2019-12-08T05:24:32Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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user555
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2019-12-08T05:24:32Z (almost 5 years ago)
Puns introduced by authors make a text look witty to a reader. Professional writers skillfully manipulate words and phrases to demonstrate their smartness and, most important, gain the affection of the audience. Personally, I see no other way to create a pun, except by accident. I think so because I am new at writing. Although, I totally understand that experienced ones use this stylistic device intentionally and do not spend hours thinking up a new pun. So my question is: How can I acquire a skill to play on words? What steps should one take to make a pun? Thanks in advance for your help.
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2016-07-09T20:14:49Z (over 8 years ago)
Original score: 2