By Sue Stoney, The Message Crafter If you’ve ever heard the words “denotation” and “connotation” before, it was probably in high school English class. So let’s review: “Denotation” is the dictionary meaning of a word. “Connotation” refers to the wide array of positive and / or negative associations a word takes on over time. It…

By Sue Stoney, The Message Crafter Are you as tired of tired words as I am? Do you have your favorite pet peeves when it comes to the overworked entries in our lexicon? Here is my short list of “overused favorites”: Amazing Awesome Nice “Friend” or “Google” or…used as a verb “Perfect storm” or “shovel-ready”…