Exercise 6.
Read
the following jokes and say what linguistic phenomenon they are based
on.
A
Scotchman was going on an excursion to New York. He handled the agent
a ten-dollar bill as the agent called "Change at Jersey City".
"
No
jokes now -
I want my change right away,"
said
the frightened Scotchman.
She:
Now that we're engaged, dear, you'll give me a ring, won't you ?
He:
Yes, dear, certainly. What's your telephone number ?
"When rain falls, does it
ever get up again?" "Yes, in dew time!"
"What's
the difference between soldiers and girls?" "The soldier
faces powder. Girls powder faces".