Comments on: Let’s Hear it for the Lowly Pun!

By: Harry

Harry — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 10:08:23 +0000

Re: db’s “sinister” comment – perhaps it was a pun, given that the word is associated with “left” (eg. sinistral means left handed)?

By: Janet

Janet — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 05:03:25 +0000

What a great article! Thanks for the reminder that puns are great headline fodder.

By: Francoise Olive

Francoise Olive — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 12:44:54 +0000

Today is re-creation. I need a new body, anyone with a spare one? Second-hand ones accepted, but not from dubious sources.

By: Francoise Olive

Francoise Olive — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 12:36:44 +0000

Very disappointed some of my puns have been apparently censored. Someone afraid of his own shadow? And what about free speech and fun? bye, bye coppyblogger.
i’m just a 60 years old graphic designer waiting for a job that might not come. Today, i want to be 8 years old again, but waiting for your permission is a waste of time.

By: music technology

music technology — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:44:39 +0000

my favourite:

“a good pun is its own reword”

By: Francoise Olive

Francoise Olive — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:36:44 +0000

I feel so clever today, i might as well re-invent the wheel

By: Francoise Olive

Francoise Olive — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:29:00 +0000

Don’t call my home to sell me stairs. Propose me a lift, I might accept

By: The Young Writers Blog » Blog Archive » To Pun or Not To Pun?

The Young Writers Blog » Blog Archive » To Pun or Not To Pun? — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 23:31:40 +0000

[...] Read It Here, and leave your favorite pun in the comments here. [...]

By: Mark McGuinness

Mark McGuinness — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 22:29:30 +0000

‘Good poets have a weakness for bad puns.’ W.H. Auden.

And he should know.

By: Brian Clark

Brian Clark — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:43:10 +0000

So how does this rule, that I always thought was set in stone by copywriting gurus, mesh up with the idea of using puns?

I think puns are appropriate at times in content marketing (blogging), but care should be taken when using them in sales copy. I’ve seen it done skillfully before, but generally you want to avoid “losing” the reader in a direct response situation.