On Sun, Jan 27, 2002 at 04:25:11PM -0800, Paul Makepeace wrote: > On Sun, Jan 27, 2002 at 07:09:21PM -0500, David H. Adler wrote: > > On Sat, Jan 26, 2002 at 02:16:02PM -0800, Paul Makepeace wrote: > > > > > > Notoriety in English has a negative connotation. > > > > It does? Are you sure you're not thinking of "notorious[ness]"? Probably > > the same root, but, IMO somewhat different in meaning. > > Asking three dictionaries (one of which is humorous), they all seem to > concur:
Well, if you're going to use *sources*... :-) I am quite certain I've heard the phrase "gained notoriety" in a neutral sense, but I have no specifics handy, so I'll just go hide somewhere now. dha -- David H. Adler - <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - http://www.panix.com/~dha/ He was from the planet Blobnar. - Jon Orwant
