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rach asked in Arts & HumanitiesPoetry · 6 years ago

Why do certain words have more power to them? more intensity? like?

"Kind" is deeper than "nice"

"harm" is more intense than "hurt"

"beg" more powerful than "ask"

why is that? is it only me that feels this way about it? or hears it this way?

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  • 6 years ago
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    Different Words have certain meanings and emotions connected to then than do other words. This comes from how we communicate and the emphasis we put on them, making some words have a more pronounced feel to them

    Source(s): Language professor at Berkley
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