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Originally Posted by WhyYou
Spellcheck yourself..."pole" is an object..."poll" is a questionaire...
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pun/pən/
Noun:
A joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words that sound alike but have different meanings.
Verb:
Make a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word.
Synonyms:
wordplay - quibble - quirk - play on words - paronomasia
paronomasia? Sounds like a mental disorder. Come to think of it, that soots me just fine. I certainly might miss a lick but would always lick a certain Miss.
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