I'd like to get better sensitivity at reading for puns/wordplay. For example, noticing that "proper tea" sounds like "property" ... any tips/tricks for developing this sensitivity?
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This general pattern of going to ridiculous lengths in support of some extremely 'childish' goal seems to occur over and over with great writers. I feel like much of Wodehouse's writing style is explained by this.
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It's like you're obsessed with one thing, and somehow you just keep coming up with crazier and crazier innovations so you can keep using it.
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Semi related - a century hence I believe people will still be reading Pratchett. Suspect the same will not be true of Harry Potter.
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If you started an FB group for the appreciation of superior puns and wordplay, I'd join. So I don't miss any good ones you post.
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@vgr I had a sense that the cryptic crossword would find a home in the Indian imagination - much like Woodhouse. The guardian has its cryptic crosswords available free online -
Yeah the style is similar, but the content is Indian. See for eg. And yeah, Wodehouse is really popular, along with Christie, but I suspect that had more to do with books being expensive and the few being widely circulated/shared. http://sparthasarathy.biz/crosswords/times_sunday/times10022013.html …
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