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I'm guessing the "bear" in the title is a pun, but it slightly degrades comprehension of a scientific article title.
by SamBam 4y ago
I'm guessing the "bear" in the title is a pun, but it slightly degrades comprehension of a scientific article title.
- skyyler 4y agoDefinition of bear (Entry 2 of 2) transitive verb 1a: to accept or allow oneself to be subjected to especially without giving way To add to this, you're probably using "bare with me" incorrectly if you think this is a pun. It's definitely wordplay, but as tardigrades aren't known to wear clothing, I don't think they have much more to bare.
- karaterobot 4y agoI assume they knew that already, since they identified it as a pun!
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- SamBam 4y agoSorry, no, it was more that it was a bit of a garden path sentence (not quite, but cognitively). But I'm hoping a more interesting comment bubbles to the top of the HN thread, it was a bit of a throw-away comment.
- mattkrause 4y agoFor me one more word (e.g., "bear with", "bear being dehydrated", etc) makes it a bit easier to parse while preserving the pun--and the literal meeting.
- andjmp 4y agoDefinition of pun, noun: a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meanings. Puns can be homonyms as well as homophones.
- skyyler 4y agoNeat! I thought it was just for homophones.
- I_complete_me 4y agoFor example, I red that Moses was found in a read basket.
- digdugdirk 4y agoReally? I love the title. Perfectly informative, accurate to the content, and grabs the attention. I wouldn't put this in the "clickbait"/marketing category whatsoever.