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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a sort of joke" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing something that is not a full joke but has humorous elements or is intended to be lighthearted.
Example: "His comment was meant to be a sort of joke, but it didn't come across that way."
Alternatives: "kind of a joke" or "a type of joke".
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As a sort of joke.
They're a bit close to a sort of joke name.
"It got to be a sort of joke with him," she added.
"We have a lot of fun talking a sort of joke language," he said.
"But it is a sort of joke at the moment," says MITI's Mr Kobayashi.These are early days, however.
It "started as a sort of joke," he added, but "has become interesting — John has a wicked sense of humor".
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Every person you see for the first time this year will say (with a sort of joking half-heartedness) "Happy New Year," and you have to say "Happy New Year" back, because Happy New Year; ii.
Gawker writer Lauri Apple made a sort-of-funny joke about the particular photon the scientists had chosen to monitor being lazy or slow.
"It was a sort of a joke," he said.
'It was a bit offensive, but it was done as a sort of kiddies' joke.
She says that the flipper "is a sort of Dada joke.
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