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Yes, non-English-speaking characters can use English wordplay. For example, none of the people in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar are really speaking English, yet there is no problem that there are pu...
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System
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2019-12-08T11:59:57Z (almost 5 years ago)
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Laurel
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2019-12-08T11:59:57Z (almost 5 years ago)
## Yes, non-English-speaking characters can use English wordplay. For example, none of the people in Shakespeare's _Julius Caesar_ are really speaking English, yet there is no problem that there are [puns](https://www.houston.k12.tn.us/userfiles/24/Puns%20in%20Caesar.Pdf), some [meter](https://www.shmoop.com/julius-caesar/writing-style.html), and even a little [rhyming](https://www.owleyes.org/text/julius-caesar/analysis/rhyme)—all in English.
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2019-05-27T01:55:08Z (over 5 years ago)
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