Question

Consider the following sentence: "That chick wears a lot of bling." In one hundred words or less, discuss whether this sentence has an overall positive or negative connotation. What image does it conjure up in your mind? Would it be an appropriate way to describe your grandmother? Why or why not?

Answer 1

This sentence gives an overall negative connotation because you're using a derivative means of describing the woman and he jewelry along with saying that the amount she is wearing is "a lot" more than what you would expect. It conjures up an image of a street adult woman with gold jewelry and thug-like clothing. It would not be an appropriate way to describe your grandmother given the age gap in both vocabulary and the overall negative connotation of the sentence.

Answer 2

I would say the sentence gives more of a negative connotation because you were describing that the woman has “a lot” of jewelry, or bling. Saying “a lot” is meaning more than expected. The image I would imagine is like the woman has necklaces and bracelets and rings and sparkly clothing. I wouldn’t say it gives an appropriate way to describe your grandmother because when I think of having a lot of “bling” I think of a younger woman in her 20s delete 40 is not an older woman.