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Here is an untrue story:Oscar Wilde was bragging that he could make a "Pun" on any subject.? Someone in the party said: "Queen Victoria" Wilde smiled, and said: "Ah, but She is not a "Subject" Some months ago I read in the paper that the originator of this witticism was a Jester by the name of "Perrigrew" or "Pelligrew" or "Pettigrew" (or somesuch) who was employed by a medieval king (or somesuch) Can any of you clever people out there enlighten me, please? Hi Mags, nice link! ... (Asked by vincent a) |
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| In early 18th century England a common practice when speaking was to answer in a single syllable, made from a larger word. People did it for fun. The word 'pundigrion' was coined to describe this kind of word-play. It's believed that this was the origin of our word 'pun'....(Answered by mags) | |
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