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Writing Style Peeve: “(no pun intended)”
2 Comments Published by lion February 15th, 2009 in MiscellaneousDear writers who call attention to their intentional or unintentional puns; please stop. When you end a statement with “(no pun intended)” you are either being lazy or dishonest.
If your pun was truly unintentional, instead of saying “(no pun intended)”, please re-word it so that there is no pun.
If your pun was intended, instead of saying “(pun [...]
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