Puns for those with good English

[Tittan]

Those who jump off a bridge in Paris are in Seine.
A man's home is his castle, in a manor of speaking.
Dijon vu - the same mustard as before.
Practice safe eating - always use condiments.
Shotgun wedding - A case of wife or death.
A man needs a mistress just to break the monogamy.
A hangover is the wrath of grapes.
Dancing cheek-to-cheek is really a form of floor play.
Does the name Pavlov ring a bell?
Condoms should be used on every conceivable occasion.
Reading while sunbathing makes you well red.
When two egotists meet, it's an I for an I.
A bicycle can't stand on its own because it is two tired.
What's the definition of a will? (It's a dead give away.)
Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.
In democracy your vote counts. In feudalism your count votes.
She was engaged to a boyfriend with a wooden leg but broke it off.
A chicken crossing the road is poultry in motion.
If you don't pay your exorcist, you get repossessed
With her marriage, she got a new name and a dress.
The man who fell into an upholstery machine is fully recovered.
You feel stuck with your debt if you can't budge it.
Local Area Network in Australia - the LAN down under.
Every calendar's days are numbered.
A lot of money is tainted - It taint yours and it taint mine.
A boiled egg in the morning is hard to beat.
He had a photographic memory that was never developed.
A midget fortune-teller who escapes from prison is a small medium at large.
Once you've seen one shopping center, you've seen a mall.
Bakers trade bread recipes on a knead-to-know basis.
Santa's helpers are subordinate clauses.
Acupuncture is a jab well done.

"Puns for those with good English"

A more proper way of saying it would be....

"Puns for those whom speak English well."

[douglas]

Puns for those who speak English well. (a typo?)

[Jim Poor]

Originally Posted by maxharvard

"Puns for those with good English"

A more proper way of saying it would be....

"Puns for those whom speak English well."

Actually, "whom" is misused in this instance as it is not the object of the verb. It is not subjunctive, nor is it accusative case.

The test is to switch in "he/him" and see which one makes sense.

"He speak[s] English well" sounds better than "Him speak[s] English well," so in this case "Who is the correct usage.

[tech]

lol good ones

[RLucas]

Originally Posted by Jim Poor

Actually, "whom" is misused in this instance as it is not the object of the verb. It is not subjunctive, nor is it accusative case.

The test is to switch in "he/him" and see which one makes sense.

"He speak[s] English well" sounds better than "Him speak[s] English well," so in this case "Who is the correct usage.

I thought "whom/whomever" would be used as the object of the preposition "for"? Is that not correct?

[junglebear]

Whom cares?

[douglas]

Originally Posted by junglebear

Whom cares?

I do ...who is correct, I agree not that it matters not in this forum.LOL

[RLucas]

Originally Posted by junglebear

Whom cares?

Me do!

[tchudson]

Hmmm..."Him speak English well" works for me. Guess I've seen too many Tarzan movies.