Thread: No pun intended
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Old 06-08-2008, 04:05 AM   #5
Ninja Dodo
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The thing that bothers me about it is that it breaks the flow of a text. If you accidentally made a pun, drawing attention to it is hardly your best option and if you really did intend it it's a lot classier to let it stand on its own merits, or lack thereof. A silly pun might bring a smile to those who notice, "no pun intended" only a groan.

I agree that "no offense" is generally a more harmful thing to say, but I don't come across it very often and it mostly reminds me of John Stewart's New Jersey impression. "You're mother's a whore, no offense." ... so I can't fault it too much. Though if someone used it in actual conversation, then yeah, that's not cool.
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