A pair of expressions that have the same denotation, but different expressive meanings that I choose are “childish” and “youthful”. The word “childish” is when someone is immature and shows annoying and silliness qualities such as having a sense of innocence, and curiosity. Though if someone is childish “is of or suitable for a child” they often are not seen as being fully developed and grown while also not being emotionally mature. To me, the word “youthful” resembles someone who is fairly young, enthusiastic, lively, and is on the path to growth and development. The denotation for “youthful” relates to all the young people who have the qualities of being spry and fresh-faced. The two words both come hand in hand with each other meaning both adjectives relate to characteristics of young people but differ when we talk about the behavioral side of it.

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