Connotation Quotes
I don't know of many evangelicals who want to deny gay couples their legal rights. However, most of us don't want to call it marriage, because we think that word has religious connotations, and we're not ready to see it used in ways that offend us.
Tags: Gay, Legal, Marriage ✍ Author: Thomas CampionWhenever I hear someone describe something as a 'kids movie' or a 'family movie,' it immediately has a negative connotation in my mind because I think, 'Well, as an adult, I wouldn't go see it by myself, because it's purely for children and it holds nothing for me and it's simplistic and it's kind of easy.'
Tags: Children, Family, Mind ✍ Author: Steve CarellThe ambiguities of language, both in terms of vocabulary and syntax, are fascinating: how important connotation is, what is lost and what is gained in the linguistic transition.
Tags: Both, Language, Lost ✍ Author: Marilyn HackerWhen you say 'comic book' in America, people think of Mickey Mouse, and Archie. It has a connotation of juvenile.
Tags: America, Book, Comic ✍ Author: Mark HamillI prefer to speak of 'interdimensionals' rather than 'extraterrestrials' because the latter has connotations of 'little green men' and all the other cliche responses. Nor does it tell the full story.
Tags: Men, Speak, Tell ✍ Author: David Icke