en telling story

An English term in ConceptNet 5.8

Source: Open Mind Common Sense contributors
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Effects of telling story

  • en to entertain people ➜
  • en laughter ➜
  • en learning the moral of the story ➜
  • en be an asshole ➜
  • en a child go to sleep ➜
  • en children will laugh ➜
  • en to communicate part of anothers life ➜
  • en someone to cry ➜
  • en you embellish ➜
  • en emotional distress ➜
  • en emotional ties ➜
  • en enriching someones' life ➜
  • en entertain ➜
  • en entertaining other people ➜
  • en entertaining others ➜
  • en feeling good ➜
  • en getting a reaction ➜
  • en happiness ➜
  • en you have fun ➜
  • en the listener learns something new ➜
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telling story is used for…

  • en entertainment ➜
  • en amusing one's children and grandchildren ➜
  • en communicating with others ➜
  • en creating a false alibi ➜
  • en delivering a moral ➜
  • en demonstrating a moral ➜
  • en enjoyment ➜
  • en entertaing young children ➜
  • en entertaining someone ➜
  • en entertaining a child ➜
  • en entertaining children ➜
  • en explaining the events of a day ➜
  • en explaining a past event ➜
  • en expressing something about humanity ➜
  • en fairytales ➜
  • en frightening someone ➜
  • en fun ➜
  • en grandparents ➜
  • en illustrating a point ➜
  • en keeping children occupied ➜
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telling story is a subevent of…

  • en act it out ➜
  • en distracting your audience ➜
  • en drink beer ➜
  • en exagerate ➜
  • en exagerate details ➜
  • en exhibit a dramtic flare ➜
  • en immitate a duck ➜
  • en laughter ➜
  • en lie ➜
  • en lie your ass off ➜
  • en listeners learn something ➜
  • en read aloud ➜
  • en speak ➜
  • en you stretch your imagination ➜
  • en talk in funny voices ➜
  • en using different voices for different characters ➜

telling story requires…

  • en time ➜
  • en timing ➜
  • en knowing a story ➜
  • en expressing information ➜
  • en a facility with prevarication ➜
  • en imagination ➜
  • en language ➜
  • en a narrative ➜
  • en speaking ➜
  • en a story to tell ➜
  • en suspense ➜
  • en a way of communicating ➜

Things used for telling story

  • en an article in a magazine ➜
  • en an article in a newspaper ➜
  • en attending a meeting ➜
  • en paper ➜
  • en performing ➜
  • en a poem ➜
  • en singing ➜
  • en writing ➜

Things that require telling story

  • en getting some money from someone ➜

telling story makes you want…

  • en make a patchwork quilt ➜
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