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That is not an uncommon word though, I'd venture most school children know it. You probably read rebuses in school but just forgot about it!
by Grustaf 5y ago
That is not an uncommon word though, I'd venture most school children know it. You probably read rebuses in school but just forgot about it!
- tomlockwood 5y agoIt's a common word? What's your source for that claim?
- Grustaf 5y agoKindergarten? https://kidpillar.com/free-rebus-puzzles-for-kids/ https://kidpillar.com/free-rebus-puzzles-for-kids/
- tomlockwood 5y agoThis website looks like it's target audience is five year olds, to you?
- Grustaf 5y agoIt was just a random google result, but we definitely did rebuses in pre-school at least. The rebus concept is actually a precursor to actual writing, historically speaking. Both in Mesopotamia/Egypt and in the Chinese civilisation, writing developed through a rebus phase. So it's a very natural thing, that's why it's so child friendly.
- tomlockwood 5y agoThat's all cool, why's it a common word, though?
- Grustaf 5y agoWhy? I mean most pre-schoolers probably play with rebuses, simple crosswords etc. It's just a common concept in the world that most people have come across. Unlike say an obscure linguistic term like nisba.
- tomlockwood 5y agoOh I get that they exist, commonly, I just see no evidence to suggest the word is common.