“What’s recent?”
“Resent-ness.”
Read between the lines, dear reader- this is a pun. Any word or phrase that has more than one meaning or is intended to be comical is a Pun, also known as ‘paronomasia’. ‘Pun’ might be a deviation of the Italian word ‘puntiglio’ which means point. Puns were developed in ancient Egypt and used in hieroglyphs as visual puns.
When you make use of puns in your day-to-day communication or writing, it proves that you are intellectually sound. Moreover, it also signifies that you follow a broad-minded approach to certain aspects of life while practicing acceptance and tolerance effectively.
We all have heard that laughter is the best medicine and it really boosts the blood flow in our body. Puns may not tickle your bone but they can surely bring a smile on your face after you read them. When you are at work and tired of looking at the computer screen for hours, reading a funny pun can lighten the mood for a while.
Through the modern medical studies, it is scientifically proven that experiencing or being a part of humour and wittiness is beneficial to your health as it reduces anxiety and stress, improves cardiovascular fitness and enhances the immune systems and not to forget the exercise that your mind gets to come up with a witty statement.
Now the question is: “Why puns?” Why do we need and use puns? What purpose do they serve? Puns are nothing but rebels in the linguistic order. Puns serve the purpose of humour like no other figurative language. This is because not only are they based on logical vagueness but their meanings are truly synchronous at the same time. While being unreasonably foolish, yet clever at the same time, puns can never get boring. While some people might consider them as lame, there are others who find a lot of interest in a pun-filled language. Moreover, those who criticize puns probably expect it to be as funny as a joke. They just need to know that puns are simpler and more interesting forms of humour which require a basic understanding of everyday situations.
Creating puns within the conversation on the spot requires a good thinking capacity and being able to chuckle also requires a fine understanding ability! We present to you a list of funny puns that will keep you laughing all the time –
Puns have been used for centuries in each language for making theconversation fun and exciting. Whatever might be your style of writing or speaking, including some puns could add more fun & spice to the language. Because we all understand that the inclusion of a little humour would not hurt anybody.
If you found the puns exhilarating, do share it with your loved ones. Spread smile!
