——"Do you ever draw picture in the nude?"
——"No, I usually wear a jacket."
對話中,提問的人是想問「你有沒有畫過裸體畫」,而回答的人卻理解為「你曾經光著身子畫過畫嗎?」這則幽默中雙關產生的原因是對in the nude在句中不同功能的理解,即作定語或作狀語。
2. 語義雙關
例一:一個男孩子為了追求一個在銀行窗口工作的女孩子,便在遞交存摺的同時附上了一張小紙條。
"Dear M:
I have been SAVING this question in the hope that I might gain some INTETRST. If free Friday, would you care to DEPOST yourself beside me at a movie? I have taken into ACCOUNT that you maybe previously engaged; if so I will WITHDRAW my offer and hipe Saturday. At any RATE, your company would much enjoy, and I hope you will not ASSESS this as too forward. Check you late.
例二:Six year old Linda returned impressed from her school first day at school. Asked how she got on, she replied:" Every morning, we all have to sit at our desk and when the teacher calls our names, we have to answer 'prisoner' !"