October 10, 2012
connotation • noun
When you're talking about the implied subtext of words rather than their literal meaning, reach for the noun connotation. A political boss might not want to be called "boss" because of the negative connotations.
When you're talking about the implied subtext of words rather than their literal meaning, reach for the noun connotation. A political boss might not want to be called "boss" because of the negative connotations.
From the Latin com- "with" + notare "to mark," this word is all about reading between the lines. The literal meaning (or denotation) of Wall Street, for instance, is "a street in lower Manhattan that's home to many financial institutions," but the same phrase's connotations may include "wealth," "power," or "greed," depending on your experiences and opinions. A closely related word is implication.
Some kids dont want to be called special ed because of the negative connotation
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Marcelo Coppola (Foster) P.5
ReplyDeleteSome kids dont wanna be call special because of negative connotation.
A possible connotation of “home” is “a place of warmth, comfort, and affection.
ReplyDeleteGretel Bonet
Mrs. Foster
Period. 5
Negative connotation can affect a person's personality.
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Ms.Foster
Period 1/2
Why does the term carry such negative connotations for me?
ReplyDeleteDayanay Miranda Ms.Foster Period 6
When you talk in connotation way, that could harm others mentally.
ReplyDeletemelissa beltre ms. foster p:5
Thirty years ago smoking had no clear social class connotations.
ReplyDeleteMarcial Hernandez
Ms.Foster
p.5
My manager got mad at me because i used a connotation.
ReplyDeleteCristian Hernandez
Foster
per.5
The doctor diagnosis led to a connotation with more than one interpretation.
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Ms. Foster
Per.05
slow kids don't want to be called slow because of all the negative connotation they will be getting.
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per 5&6
mrs.foster
Connotation of a word will probably fail to get the message of the text.
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period.5
ms.foster
Andy Dominguez
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Period 5 & 6
My brother never likes to be called "bro", because of the negative connotation.
Being thin is a positive connotation in our society. Palacios per. 2
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"Chubby" and "fat" have about the same meaning but "fat" has more of a negative connotation meaning
Ten years ago smoking had no clear social class connotations.
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Ms.Allen
Period.1,2
Bach argues against the pejorative connotations of " optical illusion " , which suggests they are visual malfunctions.
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Period 1
Ms.Lopez
erika guevar P#3
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Compression has come to have a negative connotation.
Nassir Hazim
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Ms. allen
Some people take some words very connotation, which i didnt ment to use.
Having different lies is a negative connotation.
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Periods 1 & 2
Ms. Barrionuevo
Alvaro figueroa
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period5&6
I have the connotation to do negative thing in my school.
Melissa L. Gonzalez
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Period;1&2
Although "beautiful" and "pretty" have quite the same meaning, he chose to call her "beautiful" because is a better connotation.
Abel Gonzalez
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Ms.Allen
My girl friend could have said she was not interested, rather than using negative connotation by saying "you're ugly, and stay away from me".
Gabriel Lopez
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Ms.Allen
•Bach argues against the pejorative connotations of " optical illusion " , which suggests they are visual malfunctions.
Jennifer Viera
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Period: 3 and 4
Remind students that what they write needs to have a positive connotation.
Manuel Rodes
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Period:1&2
The word null doesn't carry the connotation of failure that the word negative does.
sarah scazzi Ms. Allen period 3
ReplyDeleteI always try my best to make my writing in a positive connotations.
No negative connotation was intended by the label ' short ' .
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P-5/6
Ms. Allen
Celine Fonseca
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Period 5&6
there are always many positive connotations for the word fat.
Yaneisy Ramos
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Period#5&6
Compression has come to have a negative connotation.
Thirty years ago smoking had no clear social class connotations
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