Phrase: Play on words

Today’s episode is for Thursday, October 6, 2021. Today our phrase is ‘play on words.’ A play on words humorously uses similar sounding words so that there is more than one meaning implied. You can read along as you listen by clicking HERE or by copying and pasting this link into your preferred browser: https://links.artisanenglish.jp/PlayOnWords Try a Weekly Thursday Quiz from ArtisanEnglish.jp. You listen to the posts. Now check to see if you learned from what you heard. Visit ArtisanEnglish.jp and go to the Weekly Quizzes page. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/Quiz I also offer FREE 20-minute lessons twice a month for anyone. All you have to do is sign up to win. Look under Book a Private Lesson at ArtisanEnglish.jp for Saturday Free-For-Anyone https://links.artisanenglish.jp/SatFree4Any1and Sunday Free-For-Anyone  https://links.artisanenglish.jp/SunFree4Any1. Below are three terms from today’s episode that may have been new for you. Pun: A pun plays with words, their meaning, and pronunciations. This is a pun: What do you call an alligator wearing a vest? An investigator. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/Pun Read between the lines: If you can read between the lines, you can understand the difference between what people say or write and what they actually mean. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/ReadBetweenTheLines Get the ball rolling: The phrase 'get the ball rolling' means to begin doing something to encourage others to do it too. You're setting an example for others. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/GetTheBallRolling