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Great e-mails #2 (in The Written Word) by BobHale quote:You'll be pleased to know that this "song" was far more notorious than it was ever popular. It was banned by the Beeb, which added to its notoriety, but it was always rubbish. Time has not withered it because it never bloomed.I liked the Sex Pistols.... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word
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Promiscuous (in Questions & Answers about Words) by ProofreaderAnother word which seems to have a "scandalous" meaning and a more proper usage is "notoriety." It's been used on this site several times but always in its negative connotation. But last weekend I heard a football announcer refer to a player's "notoriety" because of some good works he'd done in the... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words
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Great e-mails #2 (in The Written Word) by Richard Englishquote:No, I think England does just well enough with God Save the Queen.God Save the QueenSex PistolsYou'll be pleased to know that this "song" was far more notorious than it was ever popular. It was banned by the Beeb, which added to its notoriety, but it was always rubbish. Time has not withered... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word
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unusable words? (in Questions & Answers about Words) by ProofreaderThe other day, during one of the baseball games, the announcers made a comment about a player who had been involved in drug use and received a suspension. They said he had gained a certain notoriety ... "welcomed notoriety," yet his actions weren't bad.Strange that this word can be used to illustrate... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words
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Notorious (in The Written Word) by Proofreaderquote:Don't this word's connotations depend on the context in which it is used?That's the problem with using this word. Several years ago the announcer at a football game described a player as "the notorious John Doe" but didn't go into any details about whether the notoriety derived from his... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word
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Limerick Game: Roffey (in Wordplay) by Richard EnglishOh dear - and I've never even been within 2000 miles of Coober Pedy.OK. There's a newish development near to Horsham which has few merits other than that of its name's being easily rhymeable. Roffey (stress on the first syllable) has almost nothing of interest or notoriety that I can find, so your... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Wordplay
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Promiscuous (in Questions & Answers about Words) by Kallehquote:Another word which seems to have a "scandalous" meaning and a more proper usage is "notoriety." It's been used on this site several times but always in its negative connotationFunny, because I don't think of it with a negative connotation. In looking it up in dictionary.com, for the... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words
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100% chance of thunderstorms (in Potpourri) by arniethe constant reminders of his notoriety. He's also laughed at now because of the dreadful tie and... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri
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Newspaper articles of interest (in The Written Word) by Richard Englishbenefit of those who are unfamiliar with the paper, it gained notoriety soon after it was founded - in... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word
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Crank (in Questions & Answers about Words) by tinmandesignate as cranksthat is to say, persons of disordered mind, in whom the itch of notoriety... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words | » Refine Search » New Search |
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