Introduction

A pun is a play of similarly sounding or similarly spelled words to create humor. Puns are used in writing, but we also hear them in everyday speech. Three kinds of puns are based on the difference between the sounds, spellings, and meanings of the words used. The first kind of pun is made with homophones, or words that sound the same or very similar that have different meanings and spellings. In the last of us, Ellie shares a pun about a mermaid in math class.