At the ceremony, Colby was handed the prestigious Cheese-Cutter of the Year award. “I know it’s cheesy,” he says to the audience with a grin, “But I feel grate!” Which verbal strategy is Colby using in this situation?

A) a pun
B) verbal irony
C) a malapropism
D) an understatement


Answer: A

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