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Puns and The Last of Us - March 29, 2023

Everyday Grammar - VOA Learning English

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The Three Types of Puns in English

In today's Everyday Grammar Report, we learned about three kinds of puns. Homophonic is a pun that uses words that sound alike but have different meanings. Compound or double puns use two plays on words within the same pun. Are you like Joel, who does not find much humor in the puns? Or are you like Ellie, who gets a good laugh at these jokes? Write to us in the comments or send us an email. Find English at voanews.com.

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