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... meaning , an unfavorable implica- tion , which he did not intend ; the word he wanted was sensuous . He has had a useful lesson in the dangers of taking dictionary definitions un- critically , as well as in the vital difference between ...
... meaning , an unfavorable implica- tion , which he did not intend ; the word he wanted was sensuous . He has had a useful lesson in the dangers of taking dictionary definitions un- critically , as well as in the vital difference between ...
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... meaning and on occasion actually determine it . Many English words have two or more distinct meanings , and context is the only way by which we learn which meaning is intended in a given instance . " She's mad . " " What's she mad about ...
... meaning and on occasion actually determine it . Many English words have two or more distinct meanings , and context is the only way by which we learn which meaning is intended in a given instance . " She's mad . " " What's she mad about ...
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... meaning here ( " I shall probably not be opposed " ) is plainly similar . Revision . This can be attacked in two ways . Here the word does not mean " change [ of opinion ] " or " new edition . " The reader with a smattering of Latin ...
... meaning here ( " I shall probably not be opposed " ) is plainly similar . Revision . This can be attacked in two ways . Here the word does not mean " change [ of opinion ] " or " new edition . " The reader with a smattering of Latin ...
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Denotation and Connotation | 1 |
Diction | 55 |
Other Determinants of Tone | 130 |
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