Drawings tell stories.

Meaning: This means that drawings can be used to show or tell a story to other people.

Choice of Words: Drawings are pictures or images that are created using pencils, pens, or other drawing tools. Tell means to communicate or convey information, and stories are accounts of events or experiences. When combined, these words express the idea that drawings can be used to communicate stories and ideas to others.

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Pictures speak louder than words.

Meaning: This means that sometimes pictures can show or tell us something better than words can. It's like saying, These pictures show me what happened better than if you just told me.

Choice of Words: Pictures are images or representations of something. Speak means to communicate or share information. Louder means more clearly or with more impact. Words are spoken or written language. When you put them together, "Pictures speak louder than words" means that images can communicate information more effectively or with more impact than words alone.

A picture is worth a thousand words.

Meaning: This means that sometimes a picture can tell us a lot more than words can. It's like saying, This one picture shows me so much about what happened, it's like reading a whole story.

Choice of Words: Picture is an image or representation of something. Worth means the value or importance of something. Thousand is a large number. Words are spoken or written language. When you put them together, "A picture is worth a thousand words" means that a single image can convey as much information or meaning as a thousand words of text.

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