Word Play aka Play on Words. It’s puns today… A punny day for sure!
What does it mean if you are playing on words or including word play into your stories? A play on words is a humorous way of using a word or phrase so that more than one meaning is suggested. Puns are one of the most familiar forms of wordplay because they are found in spoken language just as often as in written language. Puns are little jokes that rely on two words that sound similar but have different meanings (homophones). Witty puns will hopefully evoke a giggle or a guffaw, while corny puns may invoke an eye roll or a belly groan! We aim to stimulate laughter, but we never know what might appeal to one reader but bore another. And some of our tales are called Tjeezie Tea-Tyme Taylz for that exact reason that they might be considered cheesy or corny, but hopefully, they will still elicit a smile or a laugh because they are also witty or clever. “A wig you say, or rather a toupee? To pay, to pay… no I don’t want to pay for figs, nor wear some wigs!” (An excerpt from In the Tea-Tyme Jungle).
Jen Grobowski
March 2023