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Homonymnastics

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A four-step method for crafting puns:

 

  1. Suss out the pith and key words of what you want to say.
  2. List relevant synonyms, looking for like-sounding words called “homonyms.”
  3. Combine the homonyms in phrases to see whether any make sense.
  4. Use the successful homonyms in context.