Common Sense Media Review
By Dana Anderson
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Illuminating look at expressions you're using incorrectly.
Parents Need to Know
Why Age 12+?
Any Positive Content?
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Phrase Wit
What's It About?
Teens can read explanations of each misused phrase as well as quotes from literature to see the phrase in use. There's also a timed multiple-choice quiz section to see if you can fill in the correct phrase in context. If your kid is interested in writing or public speaking, Phrase Wit is a useful tool to identify words and phrases that they may not be using correctly, and also discover some new phrases that might help them speak and write more creatively and vividly.
Is It Any Good?
For older kids and adults who enjoy the turn of a phrase and speaking in colloquial expressions, PHRASE WIT will hold interest for sure. The "Common Phrase/Mangled Cousin" list, although not definitive by a long shot, is fun to look through and see what you may have been saying incorrectly. The game is also good practice in using the phrases correctly and seeing how many you can choose right off the bat, so to speak. It will be nice to see more phrases added over time, and perhaps more ways to practice putting them to use.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Look through the list with your teen and confess any phrases you've been misusing, or tell a funny story of a misused phrase in your past.
Watch for other colloquial phrases in daily life and point them out to your teen.
App Details
- Devices : iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad
- Subjects : Language & Reading : speaking , vocabulary
- Skills : Communication : conveying messages effectively , speaking , Self-Direction : identifying strengths and weaknesses
- Pricing structure :
- Release date : January 9, 2012
- Genre : Lifestyle
- Publisher : Ballpoint Inc
- Version : 1.2
- Minimum software requirements : iOS 5.0 or later
- Last updated : November 11, 2020
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