Classification.
1. Play on words may be based upon polysemy and homonymy: a) Visitor, to a little boy: - Is your mother engaged? - Engaged? She is already married; b) A young lady, weeping softly into her mother's lap: - My husband just can't bear children! - He needn't bear children, my dear. You shouldn't expect too much of your husband.
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2. Play on words may be based upon similarity of pronunciation: John said to Pete at dinner: "Carry on". But Pete never ate carrion. Хотів розвалитися у кріслі, а воно не витримало і розвалилося ^ Ваше чадо - чудо, але не чудове, якраз навпаки.
