"We angrily call people 'pigs,' 'rats,' 'wolves,' 'skunks,' or lovingly call them 'honey,' 'sugar,' 'duck,' and 'sweetie pie.'" (45, LiTA)
Calling people names relies on people thinking that those names stand for something unsavory. The power that some words have to make you feel is part of the reason that love poems and vulgarities can exist. I believe that affective connotation is often more important than the informative connotation.
Calling people names relies on people thinking that those names stand for something unsavory. The power that some words have to make you feel is part of the reason that love poems and vulgarities can exist. I believe that affective connotation is often more important than the informative connotation.
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