5 Answered Questions for the topic Connotation
What are the connotations of a "foot-washing baptist"?
In the book, *To Kill a Mockingbird*, the foot-washing baptists seem to be painted by Miss Maudie to be evil and to have a strict adherence to the "cleanliness of the soul." When Scout asks Miss...
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What are the connotations of "there" in "hello/hi there"?
I'm an ESL speaker and I'm not completely familiar with the underlying meaning conveyed when adding *there* to a greeting such as
> Hello there
compared to just
> Hello
(punctuation...
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Is "selbstbewusst" a negative word?
Sometimes I see translations of *selbstbewusst* as *confident*, *arrogant* or *selfish*. I would like to know if this word has a negative or positive denotation. If I call someone of...
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03/20/19
To a degree vs. "to an extent"?
Is there a measurable difference in meaning between the phrases "to a degree" and "to an extent" (or "to some degree" and "to some extent")?Examples: * To [some degree / some extent] that is a...
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12/17/12
I need help with Literary terms?
I need help a song,and song line for each literary term:elegy,ballad,allusion,satire,and connotation.
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