A literal-minded person just doesn't get figurative speech, instead interpreting instructions, idioms, understatements, sarcasm, etc. completely literally.

Basic Trope: Someone tends to take expressions literally. Straight: After Bob tells Alice to "Hit the road", Alice goes out and punches the road.

A page for describing Quotes: Literal-Minded.

A page for describing LiteralMinded: Western Animation. One episode of Adventure Time revolves around the Ice King trying to stop a paid hitman he hired, …

A page for describing LiteralMinded: Live-Action TV. In General: Game Shows: Family Feud: Some players take questions rather literally.

Not so fast Homer! Homer is shocked to see Herman operating a counterfeit jeans ring in his family's garage and vows to tell the police about it.

Literal minded would be building an actual suspension bridge because it's literally suspended. This would be figurative minded because if he's in suspense, ...

4 февр. 2009 г. · A literal-minded person just doesn't get figurative speech, instead interpreting instructions, idioms, understatements, sarcasm, ...

A page for describing Laconic: Literal-Minded. Not understanding figurative language.

A literal minded person just doesn't get figurative speech, instead interpreting instructions, idioms, Understatement, sarcasm, and so forth completely ...