The Literals
00:00 - 03:08
3m 8s

A family new to the neighborhood invites over their neighbors, The Literals, for a get-together. The Literals interpret literally all of the figures of speech that are used in their conversations.

figurative language
literal and nonliteral language
literal language

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  • Renate Harris
    over 3 years ago
    I was going to use it until I became aware of the girls clothing. It may be fine for TV, but not appropriate for schools. Our dress code doesn't allow for bare midriffs, thin spaghetti straps or open toed shoes. The boys at our school would be too focused on all of that and wouldn't get the actual purpose of the message.
  • Lila Hosbjor
    about 4 years ago
    great for driving home literal vs figurative language
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