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Re:Ask HN: What is the effective way to develop the sense of... by msm_ on Sunday August 20, 2023 @04:27PM (#37202644)
>Puns go back thousands of years across all languages and cultures. Recognise them, try some on for size.

That's likely true, but some languages use them way more than others. For example my native (slavic) tongue avoids puns almost completely, instead relying on other forms of humour. Your post actually prompted me to find a serious research about this topic, but unfortunately I couldn't find any so I have to rely on anecdotal evidence. If anyone knows any comparative study of joke types (especially puns) between cultures, I'm very interested.

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Re:Ask HN: What is the effective way to develop the sense of... by ggm on Sunday August 20, 2023 @09:05PM (#37204406)
Well there you go. Another cross-language myth of my own busted. So now I wonder which other languages de-emphasise Puns?

I too would love to see this. I can declare positively French is pun-rich, my parents had a 1940s dictionary of argot, which was rich, inventive and almost like cockney rhyming slang.

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Re:Ask HN: What is the effective way to develop the sense of... by ausp on Monday August 21, 2023 @09:16AM (#37209153)
On the other end of the scale, it's said the Carthaginians spoke a punic language.
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Re:Ask HN: What is the effective way to develop the sense of... by tomcam on Monday August 21, 2023 @07:21PM (#37216651)
Damn that’s a deep cut. Mad props
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