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Mr. Tom Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Pejorative connotations

Hi

Is this dialogue natural? Any suggestion is welcome.

"Love!" He turned away his face. She couldn't help but notice the clear indignation in his tone.
"You don't want to talk about love?"
"Well, the word has a lot of pejorative connotation for me. No, I don't ever want to talk about love. As the saying goes, once bitten twice shy."

Thanks,

Tom
  

Top answer

Yes. Say ' negative connotation s '. You need to look at the meaning of 'pejorative' again.

— Clive

  • Yes.
  • Say ' negative connotation s '.
  • You need to look at the meaning of 'pejorative' again.
  • Broadly speaking, it describes a term that expresses contempt or disapproval.
  • eg The word '****' is a pejorative way to refer to a woman.
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Yes.

Say 'negative connotations'.

You need to look at the meaning of 'pejorative' again. Broadly speaking, it describes a term that expresses contempt or disapproval.
eg The word '****' is a pejorative way to refer to a woman.
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