List five words that have different meanings depending on the people who use them or the place in which they are used. See how many different definitions you can develop for each word."

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I'm expecting five words with at least two different connotative meanings. Thus, I'm not looking for see/sea or different definitions of "paper." What I do expect to see is how context can impact meaning; when you talk about "motivation" at work and when you talk about motivation at home, do they mean the same thing?

Mr Wordy · Accepted Answer

When you (presumably) copied this question verbatim from an assignment, did it not strike you that phrases such as "What I do expect to see..." might seem a little inappropriate for a forum such as this?

Clive · Answer

Hi,

I'm expecting five words with at least two different connotative meanings.

If person A says this to person B, person A needs to have some authority over person B.

Are you person A? I'm not person B.

Clive

List five words that have different meanings depending on the people who use them or the place in which they are used. See how many different definitions you can develop for each word."

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