(no subject)

Posts today by both Ernie (faghatesgods) and Dean (envirobear) [both Friends-only, sorry] brought to mind the dichotomy of meaning between the words "naked" and "nude".

I got a chuckle out of it because it brought back to mind a lesson in senior Honors English with the one teacher who would later become a friend in later life. We were concentrating on poetry at the time and were discussing 'connotation' versus 'denotation' and word choice; of course, the example words were 'naked' and 'nude'. Along with that, there was a wonderful poem illustrating the difference, which instantly came to mind on first reading of Dean's post.

At any rate, I decided to share...( Cut due to nekkid bear... )

What are your thoughts on being nude as opposed to simply being naked?

Does the use of 'nude' tend to evoke a certain seediness? Does its use use often carry a negative connotation?