Although puns don’t get much credit these days, especially if they’re written down online, they are timeless pieces of comedy that’ve been used for a very long time, and for good reason - they simply work, even though their effects can vary. Some people will appreciate a good pun, perhaps even let themselves giggle a little bit, while others will either resist the temptation to laugh or simply shut down the idea of making any more puns.
According to John Pollack - an author and certified pun-champion, puns are a form of wordplay that has more to it than meets the eye. They are not merely silly jokes middle-aged dads make, but rather quite complex tools of delivering communication the meaning of which can be multi-layered.
Puns are not something to be ashamed of, especially if you deliver them only on occasion. But if you make them too often… That’s actually okay too! Everybody has a different sense of humor, and different ways of entertaining oneself and others in terms of verbal communication. Therefore, puns are part of that communication and most definitely have their place under the sun.
