Word Ways
Abstract
Most charades involve respacing the letters, creating new words, as in therapist: the rapist. In contrast the following group do not change the words or spacing, only the punctuation. I call them Punc Lib charades. Like punk kids in the old sense, liberated puncs break out of their cages and run freely among the words wreaking havoc, totally altering if not reversing the meaning. The lowly comma in particular wreaks to high heaven.
Recommended Citation
Anil, A
(2009)
"Punc Lib Charades,"
Word Ways: Vol. 42
:
Iss.
3
, Article 7.
Retrieved from:
https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/wordways/vol42/iss3/7
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