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Connotation refers to the wide array of positive and negative associations that most words naturally carry with them, whereas denotation is the precise, literal definition of a word that might be found in a dictionary.

Connotation refers to the wide array of positive and negative associations that most words naturally carry with them, whereas denotation is the precise, literal definition of a word that might be found in a dictionary.

A gerund is a verb that is functioning as a noun.

In linguistics, a copula is a word or phrase that links the subject of a sentence to a subject complement.

A copular verb is a special kind of verb used to join an adjective or noun complement to a subject.

A word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause.

Flavor is American English, while flavour is British English.

The variation of spelling is for the reason that British English has the habit to keep the spelling of words it has absorbed from other languages (e.g. French), while American English has adapted the spelling to mirror the way that the words actually sound when they're spoken.

To be upset over something that cannot be fixed, often something minor.

An alarmist or person who panics easily.