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25 Jan 2008 @ 11:21 AM
kcmsich Join Date: Mon 21st Jan 2008
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Book explaining figures of speech

Anyone know a good book to help kids understand figures of speech? My son doesn't get those double meanings he's a black and white kid - for instance, I once said of a neighbor we have that is quite a pip "Oh that should start a war" and my son thought I meant a real war with weapons. So I have been trying to explain these things as they come up. That's when I thought of a book, and I noticed there are several on Amazon, just wondering if anyone found one they really like.

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25 Jan 2008 @ 3:30 PM Reply # 1
my2boys Join Date: Fri 25th Jan 2008
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Pragmatic Language Issues

I have just about every book ever written about idioms and other plays on words. I remember liking the book entitled "In a Pickle" and one of the dictionaries. My son has also been a very literal child and has recently been diagnosed with a Semantic-Pragmatic Language Disorder (who even knew such a thing existed). We spend a lot of time trying to explain grey areas, body language and facial expressions and subtleties of language. The books are a great tool and are fun as well.

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