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  1. dry humor - WordReference Forums

    Mar 18, 2006 · can anyone tell me what is dry humor? and some examples :) pls I ask to an english man the other day, buy sTill don't get it? many thanks, ;) catira

  2. his wit was so dry - WordReference Forums

    Feb 11, 2019 · His sense of humour. Dry wit or dry humour is when you tell a joke without appearing to do so. The author is playing on a different meaning of 'dry' (as in a dry throat) …

  3. irony and humor [dry humor] | WordReference Forums

    Jan 1, 2011 · Dry humour is related to deadpan - " (to) say something amusing while affecting a serious manner". Here, the joke is stated as a matter of fact, without any apparent change in …

  4. manner that was tinged with a dry sense of humor

    Like his father and Niven, Neal had been British and spoke in a light, clipped manner that was tinged with a dry sense of humor. Mon essai : Comme son père et Niven, Neal avait été …

  5. dry joke - WordReference Forums

    Jul 24, 2007 · When someone says "What a dry joke!", what exactly does the person mean? Does it mean that the joke does not make sense or predictable or boring?

  6. dry sense of humor - WordReference Forums

    Oct 28, 2007 · a dry sense of humor is a form of comedic delivery in which something humorous is said or done by a person, while not exhibiting a change in emotion or facial expression It is …

  7. dry humor - WordReference Forums

    May 6, 2008 · Bonsoir à tous, Je ne suis pas sûre du sens de "dry humor". Comment devrais-je dire en français ? MartineC.

  8. Dry humour? - WordReference Forums

    Apr 30, 2013 · If a person has a sense of "dry humour", could the translation into Portuguese be as simple as "humor seco"...? And if the same person had "a glint in his eye", how can this …

  9. Dry sense of humor - WordReference Forums

    Oct 28, 2007 · Wie sagt man auf Deutsch "dry sense of humor"? Sarkastischer Sinn für Humor? Aber das ist nicht ganz ähnlich, oder?

  10. So inversion: "So has he." vs. "So does he." | WordReference Forums

    Aug 22, 2018 · Let me restate my question to clarify: Tom has lots of books, and so does his father. Tom has lots of books, and so has his father. Most so-inversion sentences (the ones …