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Knock-knock joke / LifeUP
No-one is really sure where the original knock-knock jokes originated from. The best guess is that they are a form of ‘call and answer’ which were used to identify people by castle guards after dark in the Middle Ages.
The jokes are based on English wordplay and puns. To some extent knock-knock jokes can be sources of information on the cultural references, brand names, etc., assumed to be “known” within a given culture. To understand a joke people who study English should also be aware of different variants of pronunciation and accents. That’s why the knock-knock jokes can be rather useful in learning English.
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