Easy english expression rehashed.
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EQ number 368.
Ooh, I really like this expression.
It's a bit difficult to use at first, but you're going to hear it.
You will absolutely hear it, and I hope one day, soon, you'll be able to use it.
Check out EQ number 368.
Let's go back in time.
Today's expression is great.
It is no pun intended.
No pun intended.
So in other words, if something is not intended, it means you did not mean to do it.
It was an accident.
So no pun intended means...
You made a pun, but it was not intentional.
It was an accident.
It was not intended.
So what is a pun, P-U-N?
Well, a pun is basically a joke where you use two words that sound the same but have different meanings together.
And you make a funny sentence.
So two words that sound the same but they have different meanings, but you use them in the same situation.
So it's funny.
And I'll give you an example.
So one of my students a long time ago asked me, Shane, do you teach English?
I said, yes, I have lessons Monday through Friday.
Oh, and how many hours a day do you teach?
Well, I teach 10 hours on Monday, 8 hours on Tuesday, 6 hours on Wednesday, and so on.
And then I said, that's why they're called lessons.
Because they lesson from day to day.
Did you understand that?
So on Monday, how many...
Lessons, 10.
10 hours a day of lessons.
On Tuesday, how many lessons?
8.
8 hours a day.
So 2 hours less of lessons.
And then on Wednesday, 6 hours a day of lessons.
So on Monday, 10 hours.
On Tuesday, two hours less of lessons.
So eight hours.
On Wednesday, two hours less of eight hours of lessons.
So six hours.
And then four hours.
And then two hours on Friday.
So as the days of the week go, the hours lessen.
10 hours become less to 8, 6, 4, 2.
They lessen as the days go.
So that's why my English lessons are lessons because they lessen as the week goes.
So, as you can see, lesson, L-E-S-S-O-N, an English lesson, and lesson, L-E-S-S-E-N, to become smaller, they sound the same and I used them in the same conversation to make a joke.
That is a pun.
So, are puns easy to make?
No, they're actually quite difficult.
It takes a smart person to make a pun.
Somebody like me.
Now, I am sure in your language you have puns.
Yeah.
Have you ever made a pun in English?
Hmm, it's not easy, but I'll give you a pretty easy example.
This is a really easy example.
And actually what I've done is I've taken the same words.
The words are the same, but the meanings are quite different.
So in lesson and lesson, the spelling was different and the meaning was different.
But in today's dialogue, the spelling is the same, but the meaning is different.
You'll understand in a second.
So let's go ahead and check out today's dialogue.
Oh, no.
What happened?
I spilled maple syrup on my keys.
Now that's a sticky situation.
No pun intended.
Oh, boy.
Do you know maple syrup?
M-A-P-L-E, maple syrup.
Maple is a type of tree, and maple syrup is a delicious...
Very sweet sauce that Americans love on their pancakes or French toast for breakfast.
Maple syrup, well, it's kind of similar to honey.
H-O-N-E-Y.
And I'm sure all of you know honey.
Honey is sweet and very sticky.
So the conversation, oh no, I spilled maple syrup on my keyboard.
Can you imagine spilling honey on On your keyboard, your computer keyboard?
Oh no, that's a disaster.
That is a very dangerous situation.
How do you clean the keyboard?
What do you do?
It's very dangerous.
It is a sticky situation.
Wah, wah, wah, wah.
Yesterday we studied sticky situation, a very difficult situation.
But also today, cleaning the keyboard is a sticky situation.
It's not easy.
But also, because of the honey, or the syrup, which is sticky, it's a sticky situation.
So we used the same expression, but very different meanings.
And as a joke, to emphasize the pun, we usually say no pun intended.
Now let me give you a couple, I'll give you two more examples of no pun intended, okay?
Being struck by lightning is a shocking experience.
Can you imagine lightning coming down from the sky?
L-I-G-H-T-N-I-N-G.
Lightning.
Lightning hitting somebody.
Oh, that's a terrible experience.
Lightning hitting somebody is a shocking experience.
Shocking.
A shocking experience can be a terrible experience, but also lightning is electricity and it shocks you.
It gives you the feeling of electricity.
So there's a simple example.
I'll give you one more example.
I went to buy some camouflage pants, but I couldn't find any.
I went to the store to purchase, buy, some camouflage pants, C-A-M-O-U-F-L-A-G-E, camouflage pants.
Camouflage pants are the pants that... army soldiers use.
You know, they wear these pants and then you can't see them.
So, if I have camouflage pants for a forest...
My pants look like the forest background, and you can't see me.
If I have camouflage pants for the desert, then if I'm in the desert and I'm wearing camouflage pants, it's difficult to see me.
So I went to the store to buy camouflage pants, but I couldn't find any because they're difficult to see.
Ahem.
Yeah, I know.
It's silly.
This is actually a great expression, but for you guys, it's probably going to be difficult to hear.
However, if you're watching a TV show, an American TV show, or a movie, you might hear an actor say no pun intended.
No pun intended.
So in that situation, if you can, listen again and find out what was the pun.
There was a joke that the actor made.
What was the joke?
It's a great test for your English language.
Or you can go to Google News and type no pun intended and see what kind of examples you can find online.
Let's check out that dialogue two more times.
Oh no!
What happened?
I spilled maple syrup on my keyboard.
Now that's a sticky situation.
No pun intended.
Oh no!
What happened?
I spilled maple syrup on my keyboard.
Now that's a sticky situation.
No pun intended.
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