Stuart's Daily Word Spot: Connote or denote?

Connoteor denote? These two are oftenconfused, and thought by some writers, to be synonyms. But they mean differentthings.Connote means to suggest or imply.Denote means to distinguish by a mark or sign, to makeknown, to signify, to designate.So, whilst the clichéd limp-wrist used by some comedians mayconnote homosexuality to an audience, a 'V' sign denotes the user's desire forthe recipient to leave.
'Sibyl thought that Horace, in making his gesture of quotesin the air even as he agreed with her, was connoting a certain scepticism abouther protestations of innocence.'
'Freda, hoping to avoid a fatal accident, felt obliged topoint out to Fred that the sign bearing a curved arrow denoted a steep bend ashort distance ahead of their speeding car.'