Ducklet Cat
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- Dec 27, 2005
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- Native Language
- Arabic
- Home Country
- Kuwait
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- Kuwait
Hi,
I kind of know what "pardon the pun" means.
But I need some examples on its use.
I found this online:
But I find the note on "dog-eat-dog world" really funny and savvy, and does not require any sort of pardon!
I'd appreciate if you can give me more examples on when top use "pardon the pun".
And is this expression colloquial, or I can use it in my written materials.
Thanks.
I kind of know what "pardon the pun" means.
But I need some examples on its use.
I found this online:
It means that you cannot resist the urge to make some dryly humorous or mildly clever play on words or concepts that are already part of the conversation. For example, if we are discussing why your dog seems to often bite himself on the left rear haunch, in the context of giving you a fairly informative and sincere answer, I may make the following statements: "Pardon the pun, but you know it's a dog-eat-dog world."
But I find the note on "dog-eat-dog world" really funny and savvy, and does not require any sort of pardon!
I'd appreciate if you can give me more examples on when top use "pardon the pun".
And is this expression colloquial, or I can use it in my written materials.
Thanks.