The pair of expressions that have the same denotation but different expressive meanings that I chose are “House” and “Home”. Recently my family has been looking for a new house and my mom refers to the “house” itself as what it is, the building, and then tells me she wants to make it our “home”. The two words obviously mean the same thing but denote a different meaning. The meaning of “house” is the structure or building itself where someone or many people rent, buy, or sell. Whether it’s 1 bedroom or 4, has a backyard or not, or has a garage. Though there are various rooms and amenities a house can have, it is always a house. The word “home” has a meaning of where these people live and spend most of their day and lives in. The denotation of the home has a cozy, warm and comfortable feeling that comes from the home. You make the home out of the house. Depending on how you design it, paint it or furnish it, you make it your own homey atmosphere that’s pleasant to live in, sleep in, and, depending on who you ask, spend your life in watching your family grow.

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