[Ads-l] notorious = 'well regarded or recognized'

Dan Goncharoff thegonch at GMAIL.COM
Sun Aug 14 18:09:45 UTC 2016


Perhaps just following 'notoriety' from the dark side to the light?

On Aug 14, 2016 1:34 PM, "Jonathan Lighter" <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com> wrote:

> CNN reports the death of a Syrian first responder who was "notorious
> for pulling a baby out of the rubble."
>
> Maybe they were trying to find a synonym for "infamous."
>
> JL
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