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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Punning #122762 02/12/2004 4:39 AM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 137 Usually the western United Sta... ladymoon member ladymoon member Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 137 Usually the western United Sta... In a class that I'm taking we were told that punning was a strictly western phenomenon. English being one of the few languages in which it's possible. German and Japanese being examples given in which it's not possible. Opinions? If we were discussing in Russian would Ted be... Ted? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Punning ladymoon 02/12/2004 4:39 AM Re: Punning jheem 02/12/2004 6:35 AM Re: Punning Jenet 02/12/2004 7:41 AM Re: Punning Faldage 02/12/2004 11:23 AM Re: Punning ladymoon 02/12/2004 10:39 PM Re: Punning Zed 02/12/2004 11:27 PM Punning in the OT Father Steve 02/14/2004 10:16 PM Re: Punning in haiku Faldage 02/12/2004 11:34 PM Re: mooning in haiku Buffalo Shrdlu 02/13/2004 12:19 AM Re: Punning AnnaStrophic 02/13/2004 12:32 AM Re: Punning ladymoon 02/13/2004 1:25 AM Re: Punning wwh 02/13/2004 1:42 AM Re: Punning dxb 02/13/2004 7:20 AM Re: Punning wwh 02/13/2004 8:44 PM Re: Punning Faldage 02/13/2004 8:49 PM Re: Punning wwh 02/13/2004 9:12 PM Re: Punning wwh 02/14/2004 1:40 PM Re: Punning wwh 02/14/2004 8:56 PM Re: Punning wow 02/14/2004 2:23 PM Re: Punning sjmaxq 02/12/2004 7:34 AM Re: Punning wow 02/12/2004 1:44 PM Re: Punning Capfka 02/12/2004 8:59 PM Re: Punning TEd Remington 02/12/2004 11:23 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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