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OP We all know what these two mean here, don't we? They're just easy to distinguish between for us, aren't they!
Problem is: The dictionary definitions, though clear to us, are going to fall flat on the ears of my kids at school.
Can any of you take a stab at connotation--explain it in your own words with any example, no matter how bizarre? Actually, bizarre examples seem to have more sticking power than ordinary ones.
I will be very appreciative. If I can use something that one of you uses here, I will certainly give your board name persona credit. Oh, and I will provide about four different definitions out of standard dictionaries for my kids, but, honestly, real people's off-the-cuff explanations seem to get class discussions going more than, ho-hum, dictionary definitions.
Thanks for any input into connotation.
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