{"product_id":"the-little-book-of-puns","title":"The Little Book of Puns","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSecond-Hand (Hardcover)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eExcellent condition\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn today s busy world, where text-speak seems to be the prevalent form of written English, and the average teenager can barely form a proper sentence without using the numbers '4' or '8' as substitutes for letters, is the pun becoming an endangered species?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a society we have come to regard wordplay as old-fashioned, obvious humour, because it hinges simply on one word having multiple definitions, spellings or sound-a-likes. It may not be controversial, edgy or even topical, but it actually takes a great deal of skill, wit and general knowledge to come up with a decent pun not everyone can do it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Little Book of Puns explores the dying art of paronomasia and gives us a taste of the very best wordplay history has to offer. It harks back to the heady days when intelligence was measured at dinner parties rather than behind a school desk, when people still wrote letters instead of emails and actually read newspapers instead of checking out a website.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis book may as well exist in anti gravity, because you'll find it almost impossible to put down!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alison Westwood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42920944238761,"sku":"","price":7.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/9518\/0962\/products\/puns.jpg?v=1676771066","url":"https:\/\/roseyravelstonbooks.com.au\/products\/the-little-book-of-puns","provider":"RoseyRavelston Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}