Tom Swiftys Part 1
December 16th, 2008A Tom Swifty is a type of pun that plays on the relationship between the adverb at the end of the sentence and the contents of the sentence. “I can’t see. Turn on the lights,” Tom said darkly. “My pencil broke,” Tom said bluntly. “The house is on fire,” Tom said alarmingly. “I should have [...]
