Sentences with phrase «own connotation»

Because the specificity creates connotation, context and nuance — all important factors in writing well.

And with that, the pair entered the more traditional business of outsourcing, which at the time had (and today still has) a negative connotation.

«We don't use the term employee at KIND because it has kind of acquired this connotation of subservience,» he says during an interview at the Entrepreneur 360 conference in New York City.

These days, control seems to have quite a negative connotation.

It has almost religious connotations.»

[Another possibility is] «Eleanor,» after Eleanor of Aquitaine, who was an incredibly strong historic figure, a strong woman, so that's got good connotations to it.»

Journaling may conjure connotations of angsty teenagers pouring their emotional ups and downs out while locked in their bedrooms, but keeping a daily diary is actually a tool used by many of the world's most successful people.

The visual nature of Pinterest lends itself to promoting businesses and brands with visual results or connotations.

In the business world, the phrase «going green» can carry some strong connotations, especially when it comes to hassle and cost.

The promotion embraces the discounts as a way to «score» at their stores and has a playful connotation that stands out against a regular $ 40 off coupon.

They could remember 81 % of the words with a negative connotation, like «cancer.»

You might find that the negative connotation of someone «making waves» in your company can result in a positive outcome.

But they could remember only 31 % of the words with a positive or neutral connotation, like «sunshine» or «basket.»

The word carries connotations of success, popularity, and glamour, as well as (more recently, I think) more than a touch of spoiled brattiness.

In many instances, the word «addiction» has negative connotations.

As it happens, Marvel briefly changed the name of the character to Black Leopard to avoid confusing connotations with the militant party.

Nevertheless, her move is a huge step toward quashing whatever negative connotation might still be associated with self - publishing.

Not surprisingly, binge - watching is also less frowned upon, with only 30 % of respondents reporting a negative view of binge - viewership (there would appear to be some self - loathers in that bunch) compared to two years ago, when more than half of respondents felt the term «binging» had negative connotations.

Her anti-feminism stance obviously contradicts her powerful position, but it also symbolizes the word's negative connotation.

When leaders within organizations discuss accountability and how to improve in this area, it often has a negative connotation.

Good names have multiple connotations, good and bad.

At one time, the thought of dining solo carried with it a connotation of isolation, but it is now an accepted part of modern life, with 47 percent of all adult eating occasions occurring alone.

Psychopathy has a strong negative connotation to it, thanks to the number of psychopaths who have committed crimes and atrocities.

Shock value may get your organization some attention, but the negative connotations associated with your company name or product could keep enterprise clients from becoming involved.

Most people's instinct is to choose names that are completely scrubbed of any negative connotation.

«I didn't think of it as a sabbatical, because a sabbatical has a connotation that you go away and you're going to come back and do the same thing,» he says.

,» a connotation embraced by households across the country.

While mindful of the negative connotations that might arise from manufacturing body parts and implanting them, cyborg style, in humans, he doubts someone on a waiting list for a new kidney and requiring daily dialysis would have such qualms.

Above all, it made explicit the negative connotation associated with the product, whose name is short for «spiced ham,» that was once a symbol of patriotism when sent to U.S. soldiers fighting in the Second World War.

Like its English equivalent, Affäre has a sexual connotation.

Although the concept of debt most often has a negative connotation, it is important to recognize that debt is just another tool in the toolbox that entrepreneurs have access to.

This type of thinking is ideal for parsing out our own social emotions and moral connotations; it allows us to review unresolved issues, gives us the space to examine our internal moral compass, identify where we have erred, and adjust our behavior going forward.

Though the company had to alter parts of its branding, like changing its colour scheme from red to pink (the latter being less provocative), nixing forbidden photos of skin - baring women and axing Cupid imagery due to its religious connotations, it was still adapting to a culture that celebrates sexuality, albeit in a different way.

These synonyms have positive connotations but the reality is that accomplishment as a feeling, is fleeting.

You don't want to risk loosing valuable clients, vendors or employees because of negative connotations that might come from putting your business on the block for sale.

«Certainly we lose that connotation,» says Chaplinsky.

The term «cold calls» has a negative connotation, but why?

And while the term still has negative connotations when used as a noun (as in, «Oh no!

«we felt we needed a different term,» Ann Bowers, vicepresident of human resources, explains, «because «secretary» was so loaded with connotations of typist, errand - runner, and phone answerer.

Traditionally, options to solve this included having a PO box to keep contact with your business separate from your home address, but PO boxes can have negative connotations.

Social media is the epitome of opinion - making, where even your best messages can be read with a negative connotation.

To make the far - right party more palatable to the mainstream voter, Le Pen aimed to rid the party of its anti-Semitic and racist connotations.

I wonder if it would help alleviate some of the negative connotations with link building software to rename it BuzzStream for Content Promotion?

It means having what other people lack, with connotations of denial.

Instead of focusing on resource allocation, with its connotation of one - off choices, managers should concentrate on the fluid reallocation of funds, people, and attention.

He does not appear to like the term «crowdfunding,» however, for the connotations it brings of Title III.

And since 66 percent of consumers gravitate towards a brand due to shared values, the logo's connotations give the company strength, allowing it to grow and expand to become the seventh highest valuation in the world.

Nevertheless, the word tends to have a negative connotation.

«I believe organisations need to set targets related to gender diversity, as opposed to quotas which have more negative connotations linked to positive discrimination.

The term «Buy and Bail» has a negative connotation — and rightfully so.