The playful language found in children's books comes naturally to us when we are young.
He is known for his sly writing and sarcastic yet playful language.
His missives were often facetious, suggesting the handiwork of someone who relished playful language.
There are also those, including barrister Barbara Hewson, who insist that, in these sorts of situations, it "takes two to tango" (again, note the alarmingly playful language).
With its short and evocative chapters, its charged and playful language, its movement to and fro in time, the novel is indeed poetic.
The novel's greatest gift is the playful language that celebrates the thrill and desperation of living in this small country town.
This book deliberately entangles its readers in a thicket of playful language, and that language is a virtual character in the elaborate story.
It is John Ashbery, the prolific 80-year-old poet and frequent award winner known for his dense, postmodern style and playful language.
Ms. Holzer has infused Conceptual Art's playful language with real-life seriousness and has put words in Minimalism's sleek mouth.
"They developed their own cryptic, playful language and Darwin, in particular, liked to phrase things as puzzles — like the charades and poetic word games people used to play," Uglow writes.
