The GOP systematically uses language that obscures denotation and advances connotation. The case of "wokeness" is not so different from "enhanced interrogation," but, ...

To understand the language of the debate — and to report it responsibly — requires an understanding of the words denotation and connotation. The first refers to a word’s literal meaning; ...

Connotation and denotation of words have likewise changed. The malleability of English is what allows us to incorporate both foreign and innovative words into our lexicon.