Let it go. Take a deep breath. Become a vegetarian. No need to go through life choking down burnt rump when you can have a breath of fresh lettuce spun. Let us pun. Or are we considering humour and wit to be independent enough to each have their own league tables in this respect? Punning has been a language fixture through the ages. However, award Jesus the prize for best Biblical pun. The heyday of English language puns was the Elizabethan era. The creation of puns was facilitated by the many recent borrowings from the Romance languages in the 13 th and 14 th centuries.
Also, the revolutionary changes in English pronunciation at the beginning of the fifteenth century created many new homonyms, the building blocks of puns. Puns can be divided into a discrete number of categories. We have homophonic puns that treat words that are homonyms as synonyms. Example : Why is it so wet in London? Sarcasm is either aimed directly at another person or at least at something they deem important or true. This is all done in an attempt to elevate the user of sarcasm or their opinion.
Most of us know that a person that brags or builds themselves up is uncomfortable to be around in most situations.
This should be doubly true for those that do it at the expense of others. There are many forms of weakness that intend to divert blame. This can be from someone using the tactic or directly onto someone or something else. Sarcasm is another that hides disrespect or insults behind double meanings. Sarcasm communicates weakness through hostility toward a person, their ideas, or a world view in such a way that allows plausible deniability.
The person using it attempts to deny any intended disrespect or offense due to hidden or double meanings with an facade of a non-serious, joking intent. It was only long after that I recognized sarcasm as the protest of people who are weak.
Teaching our kids and even reminding ourselves that dealing with issues or disagreements head on is the right way to deal with tension. Hiding contempt or aggressiveness in joking or cryptic language is not an acceptable strategy. Moral action takes courage. In the teen years this can become overt for some children that have not been raised to properly respect their roles along with the roles their parents have.
Sarcasm in children should not be tolerated or encouraged. Nevertheless, in the teen years many kids with under formed consciences or loose boundaries set by parents lean toward using sarcasm to rebel. It should be addressed at every occurrence for its hidden disrespect.
Though sarcasm definitely takes higher levels of thought than some forms of humor, this in no way negates the dehumanizing and offensive nature it has at its core. To recognize and instruct children it is important to know how to identify when a child is being disrespectful through sarcasm.
In a study done by researchers from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, it was found that three vocal ques can be used over and above the verbal ques to determine when a statement is sarcastic. You can know if your child is trying out sarcasm sometimes by simply the tone of their voice. The indicators discovered to be most universally applied were:. If you notice any of these in a statement, it is important to address it.
Learning about sarcasm is important in an educational sense, but accepting it from children as a form of challenge is not.
Surprise is one thing, but that can be found in most types of humor. Shock humor takes this to a different and even disturbing level. People might just dislike stupid dumb puns. I dislike stupid dumb puns. And I love puns. Skip to content Site Navigation The Atlantic. Popular Latest. The Atlantic Crossword.
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