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The Pun Also Rises: How the Humble Pun Revolutionized Language, Changed History, and Made Wordplay More Than Some Antics
The Pun Also Rises How the Humble Pun Revolutionized Language Changed History and Made Wordplay More Than Some Antics
Author: John Pollack
A funny, erudite, and provocative exploration of puns, the people who make them, and this derided wordplay's remarkable impact on human history. In The Pun Also Rises, John Pollack-a former World Pun Champion and presidential speechwriter for Bill Clinton-explains why puns matter: They revolutionized language and played a pivotal role in ma...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9781592406753
ISBN-10: 1592406750
Publication Date: 4/3/2012
Pages: 240
Edition: Reprint
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Publisher: Gotham
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio CD
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