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Puns and Malapropisms are both examples of a play of words. Explain how they are different.

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Answer:

A pun is a play on words usually meant as a joke. A malapropism is using a similar sounding word in place of the correct word by mistake.

Step-by-step explanation:

One is on purpose, and one is not.

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