14 Puns and Jokes Only a True Grammar Nerd Will Get

  1. Why don’t commas like to be alone? Because they like to be part of a clause!
  1. Past, present, and future walked into a bar. It was tense.
  1. Did you hear about the orthographic vampire? He only comes out at night to correct people’s spelling.
  1. What’s the difference between a cat and a comma? One has claws at the end of its paws, and the other is a pause at the end of a clause.
  1. Why did the punctuation marks go to the party? Because they wanted to have a punctuation point!
  1. How do you organize a space party? You have to planet!
  1. I tried to write a joke about an ampersand, but it felt too contrived & forced.
  1. What did the grammar nerd do when he heard a funny joke? He laughed, then analyzed the wordplay and sentence structure.
  1. Why do grammar nerds like baseball? Because they appreciate well-constructed sentences!
  1. Why did the verb go to school? To get some action!
  1. What did the preposition say to the pronoun? “I thought we had a good relationship, but you keep objecting!”
  1. Why did the consonant blush? Because it saw the vowel in the alphabet!
  1. How do you keep a grammar nerd entertained? Give them a sentence with a double entendre, and watch them analyze it!
  1. What do commas do when they apologize? They make an amends!
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