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The two videos clearly show the development of pragmatic skills from a two-and-a-half year child to a four-year-old. The youngsters in Becket's class frequently used nonsensical words and made statements to the adults about what they were doing or were about to do (Christian Long, 2009a). Some were asked questions by adults and given simple answers, while others yelled in excitement (Christian Long, 2009a). There was a lot of "look!" and "I'm going to..."