De Anza College Words and Idioms that We Use Semantics Discussion In this week’s discussion, you will get an opportunity to think about some of words and i

De Anza College Words and Idioms that We Use Semantics Discussion In this week’s discussion, you will get an opportunity to think about some of words and idioms that you use, write their meaning (semantics) and consider why you like/don’t like those words (pragmatics).

In your original post, answer the following questions:

What are your 3 favorite words? Write their definitions and explain why you like them.
word-
definition-
reason why you like it-
word-
definition-
reason why you like it-
word-
definition-
reason why you like it-
What are 2 words that you don’t like. Write their definitions and explain why you don’t like them.
word-
definition-
reason why you don’t like it-
word-
definition-
reason why you don’t like it-
What is your favorite phrase or an idiom? Write its definitions and explain why you like it.
phrase/ idiom-
definition-
reason why you like it-

* Write your own definitions of the words (connotations). Do not copy the denotations from a dictionary.

Original discussion post must be submitted before 9.00am on Tuesday.

* Your original post should be 200-250 words long.

RESPONSE TO THE POSTS OF YOUR 2 CLASSMATES- must be submitted before 9.00am on Friday:

Follow these steps to write the discussion response:

1. Read all posts of your classmates and think about the words, phrases, and idioms that your classmates have selected.

2. Find a classmate who has not received a response to his/her post yet. You CANNOT respond to an original post which has already received a response if there are still some posts that have not received a response.

3. In your response, consider whether you have chosen some of the same words and wrote the same or similar explanations. If you use a word or an idiom in a different context and have a different explanation than your classmate, write your explanation in your response. Do not analyze all the words of your classmate; select the ones that you find most interesting.