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explain why it is that two people, having chosen the same word, will likely have two...

explain why it is that two people, having chosen the same word, will likely have two different connotative meanings for the same word.

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People get confused because they may say a sentence or a statement to another person and get one reaction and say the exact same thing to another person, and get a completely different reactions from others. It depends on the individuals as to how they can relate to the statements and thoughts . Every Individuals differ in thoughts and the way they percieve things . There are lot of aspects we need to consider like environment cultural background and the up bringing .

There are two distinct meanings to words and language.

  • The denotative meaning : The literal meaning of a work or statement is known as Donotative .

Eg : the word Tiger denotative meaning is an animal with four legs and paws, a tail, etc

connotative meaning.:The connotative meaning is something that has, what the word suggests to the person, based on that person's experiences and emotions and judgements the statement or word .

EG: Dog : some would think that dog is fun to be around with but some feel that it may harm them with bites which is based on thier past experiences .

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