Euphemism: It’s important that we be all polite to each other. For this reason, there are many polite ways to talk about impolite topics. Match the euphemisms with the real message transmitted. 1 – He’s light-fingered 2 –...

ACRONYM: Technically, a word that is formed by combining some parts (usually the first letters) of some other terms. Newsgroups, chat rooms and e-mails have spawned a rich set of acronyms and initialisms for common phrases. Here is a...

This is a great movie. Meryl Streep is simply magnificent in this role. I used this scene to talk about rhymes and poetry. A rhyme is when two words sound the same when spoken. Rhyming words don’t have to...

Similes: a comparison between two dissimilar things using like or as.A simile is a direct comparison of two things. Similes are a easy to understand. The uses of similes can be confusing to people who are not fluent in a...

This movie is great. It is wonderful to see the story of an ordinary boy who can be the best at everything for just one day. You can’t miss it. http://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/figures-simile.htm A simile is a figure of speech...

http://fun-with-words.com/etym_explain.html ETYMOLOGY The word etymology is derived from the Greek etumos which means real or true. The ending ology suggests the study/science of something, as in biology or geology. And that is the etymology of etymology. It is...

I have been adding posts about figures of speech and pragmatics. This one contrasts literal and figurative meanings, important nuances of language.   Figurative and literal are terms that signify whether language complies with its accepted, dictionary definition...

I love both movies. Monster House is an underrated animated movie, and Oz is the new version of the classic, Wizard of Oz. It is always recommendable watching classics. Oz The Great and Powerful: Personification is the giving...

Teaching figures of speech are occasionally necessary. This is a fun way to practice identifying onomatopoeia. REMEMBER: Onomatopoeia is a figure of speech that employs a word, or occasionally, a grouping of words, that imitates, echoes, or suggests...

Read the definitions below: A homophone is a word that is pronounced the same as another word but differs in meaning. The words may be spelled the same, such as rose (flower) and rose (past tense of “rise”),...