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Just so, what is a positive connotation for short?

So, the denotation is just describing someone who is not tall. The connotation of a word has more to do with the feeling that the word gives. The connotation of short can be negative when compared to words like little or tiny, but it can also seem positive compared to some other word choices such as stubby or elfin.

One may also ask, is in short formal? In short is a bit more formal. For an even more formal phrase, you might say in summary.

Simply so, what's another word for being short with someone?

Curt often just means "terse." In fact it comes from the Latin word curtus, which means “cut short, abridged.” But sometimes it has the added sense of being rudely short, like when you're irritated that someone's asking a foolish question so you give a brusque, curt response.

What is another word for should?

have (to), must, need, ought (to), shall.