Digress is like when you’re on your way to your favorite ice cream shop, but you see a playground and decide to stop and play for a while. You were going to get ice cream, but you took a little break from your plan to have some fun. It’s like taking a small detour from what you were originally doing.
Think of it like reading a storybook. You’re reading about a brave knight, but then the story starts talking about the knight’s pet dragon and what the dragon likes to eat. It’s still part of the story, but it’s a little side adventure before getting back to the main story about the knight.
Imagine you’re telling your friend about a fun day at the zoo, but then you start talking about how much you love elephants and how you saw a funny video of an elephant dancing. You’re still talking, but you’ve taken a little side trip away from your main story about the zoo.
So, when someone digresses, they’re taking a little break from their main topic, just like when you take a break from your walk to get ice cream or when the story takes a little side trip to talk about the dragon.