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Re:Why English is such a great language for puns by koala_man on Sunday August 13, 2017 @01:45PM (#15003950)
>You would think languages with lots of declinations allow for smart puns too, right?

The article doesn't try to argue that richer declensions make puns impossible, just that it makes it harder. I would definitely agree with that.

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Re:Why English is such a great language for puns by mamon on Sunday August 13, 2017 @02:39PM (#15004232)
Richer declensions make puns different, not harder. Adding or changing suffix due to declination opens a whole new world of "word collisions" waiting to happen.
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