2019-07-29 Writing: adjectives, connotations

Greg Malivuk
gmalivuk@staffordhouse.com
http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - Notes from all classes
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Connotations: the positive or negative (or neutral) “feeling” that words can have
thin/skinny - “thin” is positive, “skinny” is a bit negative
curious (neutral) / nosy (negative)
used clothes (maybe negative) / secondhand clothes (more positive)
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https://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-connotative-words.html
exercise 1 - What do you think the connotations of these words are?
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euphemism = a neutral or positive word for something people generally think negatively about
“euphemism treadmill” = process where past euphemisms get negative connotations because people still think negatively about what they describe (crippled -> handicapped -> disabled)
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p. 108 - What kind of person lives in this room?
What can you say with the prepositional phrases above the picture?
The laptop is between the speakers. / The speakers are to the left and right of the laptop.
What about the office?
The cabinet is against the wall.
The portrait is on the wall above the cabinet.
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p. 110 - Do you understand each example of space order? Can you think of others?
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Homework: read the paragraph on p. 111, then answer the questions on 111 and practice 2A on 112