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Has anyone built a tool to find double meanings?

Reddit r/LanguageTechnology1mo4 min read

I need an NLP pipeline to help me with wordplay. I'm after a tool that scans vocabulary to find words or phrases with double meanings linked to a target theme for joke angles. To illustrate the mechanism, consider this Jimmy Carr joke: The first few weeks of joining Weight Watchers: you're just finding your feet. Here, "finding your feet" can mean two different things. Figuratively, it's about getting used to a new situation. Literally, it's about being able to look down and see your feet. This example leans on a split between figurative and literal meanings. But I'm trying to find any double

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