Ghyste@sh.itjust.works to Dad Jokes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 days agoWind mill or Wind turbine?sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square20linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageWind mill or Wind turbine?sh.itjust.worksGhyste@sh.itjust.works to Dad Jokes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 days agomessage-square20linkfedilink
minus-squareprettybunnys@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·14 days 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.
minus-squareOfCourseNot@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up0·14 days 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.
Is that the pun?
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.
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.