That we’re trying to be more serious and less playful that the use of a pun might demonstrate.<\/p>\n
A pun is a form of word play that uses multiple definitions of words to create added meaning.<\/p>\n
For instance, if I was an aeronautical engineer and my new experimental airplane was flying successfully over my head, I could say “Things are looking up” – referring to the plane being in flight and to the fact that my financial and business prospects are going to improve.<\/p>\n
When we say “no pun intended”, we’re letting someone know that we have either accidentally stumbled into using language that could be seen as a pun but we didn’t intend it to or that we can’t think of any other way to say something and so are using what could be seen as a pun. <\/p>\n
The reasons why we might want to “take out the fun of the pun” is that there are situations where we want to not be seen as funny or lighthearted – we want to be more serious. A pun can shatter that mood or meaning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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