A Play On Words

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-	A game witch you take turns having sex with the alphabet  OOOH YEAH :)	+	Often cited as the weakest form of humour, this is the act of deriving amusement from a perceived similarity between two words that sound vaguely similar or bear some [[etymology|etymological]] relation.
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		+	The genre is celebrated every year at the [http://www.punpunpun.com/14065.html O.Henry Pun-Off] in Austin, Texas.
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		+	"A Play On Words" is also one of Shakespeare's most famous plays, along with other classics such as
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		+	*"Deliberate [[Miss Understanding|Misunderstanding]]"
		+	*"You've Taken Me [[literature|Literally]] Again When I Was Obviously Using A Metaphor"
		+	*"This Is Ridiculous. Do I Have To Avoid All Possible Ambiguity In Order To Have A Sensible Conversation With You?"

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Often cited as the weakest form of humour, this is the act of deriving amusement from a perceived similarity between two words that sound vaguely similar or bear some etymological relation.

The genre is celebrated every year at the O.Henry Pun-Off in Austin, Texas.

"A Play On Words" is also one of Shakespeare's most famous plays, along with other classics such as

• "Deliberate Misunderstanding"
• "You've Taken Me Literally Again When I Was Obviously Using A Metaphor"
• "This Is Ridiculous. Do I Have To Avoid All Possible Ambiguity In Order To Have A Sensible Conversation With You?"