»Puns« ali besedne igre so v angleščini zelo popularne. Gre za proces, ki izkorišča številne pomene, ki jih lahko ima ena sama beseda (npr. beseda mouse lahko pomeni miš kot žival ali del računalniške opreme) ali pa izkorišča njihovo podobno izgovorjavo z namenom (bee lahko pomeni čebela, enako izgovorjavo ima glagol »biti« – BE, da doseže humorni ali retorični učinek.

Have you noticed any change in me?
No, why?
I have just swallowed some coins accidentally.

CHANGE = sprememba / drobiž

You have to be rich to play golf.
Then why are there so many poor players?

POOR = reven / slab

I think we’ve just had a puncture (flat tire).
How did it happen?
There was a fork in the road.

FORK = vilica / odcep

Well son, how was your first day at school?
Great! The teacher is going to give me a gift.
How do you know that?
Well, when I came in, she pointed to a chair in the corner and said “Sit over there for the present.”

PRESENT = darilo / ta trenutek

Why did the two astronauts decide to leave the restaurant on the moon and return to the one on Earth?
They said it had no atmosphere.

ATMOSPHERE = atmosfera / vzdušje

I’m going to have to put you in a prison cell for the night.
What’s the charge, Officer?
Nothing. It’s all a part of the service.

CHARGE = cena / obtožba

Why did you park your car on the yellow lines?
Because the sign says “Fine FOR PARKING”.

FINE = dobro, sprejemljivo / kazen

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