Ghyste@sh.itjust.works to Dad Jokes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoWind mill or Wind turbine?sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square20linkfedilinkarrow-up1273
arrow-up1273imageWind mill or Wind turbine?sh.itjust.worksGhyste@sh.itjust.works to Dad Jokes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square20linkfedilink
minus-squareOfCourseNot@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up8·1 day agoThe pun is that ‘ground’ can be a noun meaning ‘soil, earth’ as in playground or underground, or the past simple and past participle of ‘grind’ as in ground coffee or ground meat.
minus-squareprettybunnys@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·19 hours agoA pun is a play on words, a portmanteau is also a play on words. This is both a pun AND a play on words.
Is that the pun?
The pun is that ‘ground’ can be a noun meaning ‘soil, earth’ as in playground or underground, or the past simple and past participle of ‘grind’ as in ground coffee or ground meat.
yes.
difference being?
A pun is a play on words, a portmanteau is also a play on words.
This is both a pun AND a play on words.