wordplay

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And Amy Nicholson of the LA Times concluded: "William Shakespeare wouldn't be wowed by this domestic drama about his home life back in Stratford-upon-Avon. Where's the action? The wit? The wordplay?"

From BBC • Jan. 2, 2026

He spun wordplay, philosophical debates and scientific principles into popular theatrical entertainment, landing a string of West End and Broadway hits, and won a best-screenplay Oscar for the smash Hollywood film “Shakespeare in Love.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 29, 2025

Does Ellie have any sort of sense of wordplay?

From Salon • Nov. 2, 2025

Her videos are a mix of wordplay and cultural commentary and cover a range of topics from local literature to Kashmiri translations of English classics.

From BBC • Sep. 12, 2025

You’d make it perfectly literal, without any wordplay or comedy that would confuse preschoolers.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell