Humor: Its Theory and Technique, with Examples and Samples; a Book of Discovery, Volumen10Dodd, Mead, 1935 - 268 páginas |
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... round the earth . He meant an “ imaginary line " or rather those were the words taught him . Hence the reflection on the hopelessly mechanical way in which he had been taught . The pun in this case is not a mere verbality ; it carries ...
... round the earth . He meant an “ imaginary line " or rather those were the words taught him . Hence the reflection on the hopelessly mechanical way in which he had been taught . The pun in this case is not a mere verbality ; it carries ...
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... round at the crowd and spoke in a more confidential tone— “ I generally size up a man , pretty accurately , his height and his weight and all that , so as to get the drop right . " There was a murmur of " yes , " " yes , " all round ...
... round at the crowd and spoke in a more confidential tone— “ I generally size up a man , pretty accurately , his height and his weight and all that , so as to get the drop right . " There was a murmur of " yes , " " yes , " all round ...
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... round the links with their soft new clothes and their heads prema- turely bald as eggshells . All men are bald now ... round with her all the time , flooping round in a canoe under shadowed river banks . But we under- stood it . The man ...
... round the links with their soft new clothes and their heads prema- turely bald as eggshells . All men are bald now ... round with her all the time , flooping round in a canoe under shadowed river banks . But we under- stood it . The man ...
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CHAPTER | 1 |
FUN WITH WORDS | 16 |
PARODY BURLESQUE AND MISTRANSLATION | 42 |
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