--- title: Jokes and teasing: when is it still funny? — a lesson of Mova's school · trees and pragmatics description: «Jokes and teasing: when is it still funny?», a lesson of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, sentence by sentence with dependency trees and pragmatics. It begins: A good joke is one everybody can laugh at, including the person it is about. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/203-jokes-and-teasing/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/) / [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/) / Jokes and teasing: when is it still fu… # Jokes and teasing: when is it still funny? Lesson 203 of the everyday course of Mova's primary school: 25 sentences, each with its syntax tree and pragmatics. The lessons are written for Mova, and their agreed trees are part of Mova corpus 0.4 (CC BY-SA 4.0). How Mova does on its tests: [the lesson at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/everyday/203-jokes-and-teasing/). - [0](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/203-jokes-and-teasing/0/) — A good joke is one everybody can laugh at, including the person it is about. - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/203-jokes-and-teasing/1/) — Saying «just joking» after something mean does not make it okay; if the target is hurt, it was not a joke to them. - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/203-jokes-and-teasing/2/) — Some untrue words are jokes, not lies. - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/203-jokes-and-teasing/3/) — Sarcasm, like «Great weather!» in pouring rain, means the opposite of the words, shown by the tone, and the speaker expects you to understand. - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/203-jokes-and-teasing/4/) — Friendly teasing, like a nickname you both enjoy, can be a sign of closeness. - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/203-jokes-and-teasing/5/) — Teasing that hurts and goes on, about looks, bodies, accents or what someone likes, is bullying. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/203-jokes-and-teasing/6/) — Some jokes are never okay: about someone's race, religion or disability, which spread prejudice, or about bombs and weapons, which staff at airports and schools must treat seriously. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/203-jokes-and-teasing/7/) — Example: a boy in Belfast keeps calling a classmate «Four Eyes» because of his glasses. - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/203-jokes-and-teasing/9/) — Being teased about how you look is never your fault. - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/203-jokes-and-teasing/10/) — A joke is only a joke if everyone, including the target, can laugh. - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/203-jokes-and-teasing/11/) — «Just joking» does not make a hurtful remark okay; you can say «That wasn't funny to me». - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/203-jokes-and-teasing/12/) — Jokes that mock people's race, religion or disability cause real hurt and spread prejudice. - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/203-jokes-and-teasing/14/) — Inside jokes can make others feel left out, so include them or explain. - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/203-jokes-and-teasing/15/) — If a friend slips and gets hurt, first check that they are okay. - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/203-jokes-and-teasing/16/) — Never joke about bombs, weapons or threats; it can cause alarm, searches and serious trouble. - [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/203-jokes-and-teasing/17/) — Friendly nicknames are fine when both people enjoy them. - [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/203-jokes-and-teasing/18/) — Teasing that hurts and goes on is bullying. - [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/203-jokes-and-teasing/19/) — If you are teased about your looks, say «Stop, I don't like that», walk away, and tell an adult if it continues. - [20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/203-jokes-and-teasing/20/) — Speaking more than one language is a skill, and mocking accents is unkind. - [21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/203-jokes-and-teasing/21/) — A «joke» that makes someone worried or late is not fun for them. - [22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/203-jokes-and-teasing/22/) — Teasing about weight or bodies can hurt for years and can lead to eating problems. - [23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/203-jokes-and-teasing/23/) — Not every joke lands, and that is okay; humour depends on the moment and the people. - [25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/203-jokes-and-teasing/25/) — A girl in Sydney laughed along when friends teased her accent, but at home she cried and asked her mum to move schools; her friends had no idea, because she had smiled. - [26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/203-jokes-and-teasing/26/) — Teasing that goes on and on can hurt a child as much as hitting, and can lead to sadness that lasts for years. - [27](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/203-jokes-and-teasing/27/) — A smile or a laugh does not prove the other person thinks the joke is funny; many children laugh just to hide that they are hurt. - ← previous: [Rumours and gossip](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/202-rumours-and-gossip/) - next →: [Pranks: harmless fun or real harm?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/204-pranks/) - ↑ back to [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/)