Thread starter sambistapt Start date Feb 12, Hello amigos! Could you give me a set of examples about "playing on words"? I have no idea what it means in English Thanks, Sam. Generally it means the same as "pun", which you can look up in the dictionary. Topsie Senior Member Avignon, France. An example of a play on words or pun : A dog not only has a fur coat but also pants. Hi, Is it right to say the following with "play on words? Don't play on words with me, smart guy! Your play on words with me really made my day!
Hi JGM. Neither of those sounds natural to me What is it you want to say? He prepared a glossary of provincial and archological words, intended for a supplement to Johnson's Dictionary. I assure you, no matter how beautifully we play any piece, the minute Liszt plays it, you would scarcely recognize it! But I hope at least to play to him a few times, and what is more important, to hear him play repeatedly.
This wasn't at all what he meant to say, and it sounded very ridiculous; but somehow the words wouldn't come straight. On the morning after Ramona's disappearance, words had been spoken by each which neither would ever forget.
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