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Meowth Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Practical joke

Hello, everybody.

Please, could you explain me the difference between a joke and a practical joke, if it exists.

Thank you in advance.
  

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typically, a joke is something funny that you tell someone. A practical joke is when you involve a person or persons in a joke. A lot of practical jokes are designed around making other people laugh at the person the practical is play on at their expense.

  • typically, a joke is something funny that you tell someone.
  • A practical joke is when you involve a person or persons in a joke.
  • A lot of practical jokes are designed around making other people laugh at the person the practical is play on at their expense.
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typically, a joke is something funny that you tell someone. A practical joke is when you involve a person or persons in a joke.

A lot of practical jokes are designed around making other people laugh at the person the practical is play on at their expense.
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To state this a bit more clearly, a practical joke involves a physical action. Gluing the handset to the phone, putting a fake dead bug in the person's coffee, having a bag of confetti burst open when he walks through a door, etc.
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Thank you for responsiveness!

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