Discusses the importance of interpreting what you read by identifying both stated and unstated meanings. It explores concepts such as connotation versus denotation, assumptions, and figurative ...

Have you ever given some thought to how politicians and the media are well-schooled in the use of connotation versus denotation? Denotation is the basic definition of a word as found in the dictionary ...

Your story on how the brain stores and organises words gave a fascinating glimpse into the neurological underpinning of category formation (5 January, p 10). It reminded me of the distinction, ...