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“By ‘means', he hears ‘cock' somehow"
Point 2
Ryan's use of effective language creates laughter through the use of the proper noun “cock”. [2:27] Westbury and Hollis conducted a study on the funniest words in the English language and found that if the word holds connotations with profanity and sexuality, then it is likely to receive a positive response. [3] [p. 111] Plus, if the word phonetically pronounces a plosive ‘k’ letter (which occurs at the beginning and the end of 'cock') this also increases the chances of a positive response. Plus, the monosyllabic sound combined with profanity makes it shocking, which creates humour while continuing to satirise the assaulter for misinterpreting “means” with a sexual endeavour.