It seems to be a Brit thing. Some Norteamericano buddies and I find them fun. Does the game have rules that might not meet the mind's eye?
2007-10-16 08:36:21 · 3 answers · asked by picador 7 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
I'm honoured by the distinguished company, and note that experts always contain the question within one sentence. Is that de rigeur?.
2007-10-16 09:50:36 · update #1
I didn't ask that particular one. It sounds like a brainlady question more than one of mine. I just call them "word play questions." Basically designed to have a little fun with words, using their sounds or meanings to try and be clever, sometimes with good success, sometimes not so good. Puns are included in the questions quite frequently, but they are not always strait puns. They are fun and sometimes difficult to create. A good mental exercise. The longer the question, the more exercise the brain gets.
2007-10-16 08:48:08 · answer #1 · answered by ghouly05 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's called a pun or a play on words. Night (as in the time when it's dark) and knight (a medieval armored warrior) are sound-alikes, so "knightmare" is a pun on "nightmare." Any bad dream would be a nightmare, but a scary dream about getting beaten at jousting would be a knightmare, I suppose.
Another example of a play on words would be the case of the sad London man ... he was sad because he tried to kiss his girlfriend in the fog and mist, the pun here being "mist" for "missed." Hope that explains it!
2007-10-16 08:43:30 · answer #2 · answered by Navigator 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
seems to be a variation on puns
2007-10-16 08:42:55 · answer #3 · answered by four feet six 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋