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本日は火曜日の先生、目がとっても青いJake先生が
同じ意味を持つ言葉についてお話ししてくれました🍀
Connotative Meaning
Choosing the right word can be very important. Whilst sometimes words might have the same or similar literal meaning, they may have different connotative meaning. The connotative meaning is the meaning that is implied or suggested by a particular word. It is the feeling that a word evokes. A words connotation can be positive, negative or neutral.
For example: How would you describe someone who doesn’t like to spend money? Would you say they are frugal or cheap? Thrifty or stingy? Saving or miserly? Whilst all these words have the same meaning, their connotations are different. Frugal and thrifty both have a positive connotation whilst cheap, stingy and miserly all have a negative one. Saving has a neutral connotation,
Another example: Let’s say I want to compliment my friend on how the look. Do I say they look slim or sknny? If I say they look slim, they’ll hopefully feel complimented. But if I say they look skinny, they’ll probably feel insulted.
There are many more examples, so make sure to use the right word lest you accidentaly give offense.
言葉はとても難しいですよね。。。😅
同じ意味でもいい意味になったり、悪い意味になったり😓
英語でもそのような同じ意味をもつ単語がたくさんあります😵
間違えて使ってしまわないよう、是非Jake先生に聞いてみてください❕❕✨
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