Ghyste@sh.itjust.works to Dad Jokes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 28 天前Wind mill or Wind turbine?sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square20linkfedilinkarrow-up1289arrow-down13
arrow-up1286arrow-down1imageWind mill or Wind turbine?sh.itjust.worksGhyste@sh.itjust.works to Dad Jokes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 28 天前message-square20linkfedilink
minus-squarefahfahfahfah@lemmy.billiam.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-228 天前Windmills were commonly used to grind grain.
minus-squareits_kim_love@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·28 天前Is that the pun?
minus-squareOfCourseNot@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up8·28 天前The pun is that ‘ground’ can be a noun meaning ‘soil, earth’ as in playground or underground, or the past simple and past participle of ‘grind’ as in ground coffee or ground meat.
minus-squareprettybunnys@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·28 天前A pun is a play on words, a portmanteau is also a play on words. This is both a pun AND a play on words.
Windmills were commonly used to grind grain.
Is that the pun?
The pun is that ‘ground’ can be a noun meaning ‘soil, earth’ as in playground or underground, or the past simple and past participle of ‘grind’ as in ground coffee or ground meat.
yes.
difference being?
A pun is a play on words, a portmanteau is also a play on words.
This is both a pun AND a play on words.