[Ads-l] famous or infamous?

[Jonathan Lighter]

Paradigm case.

Yahoo News:

"Fort Lee is named for Gen. Robert E. Lee, the infamous Confederate
commander."

It would have been easier (and less condescending to everybody) just to
leave out the value judgment (if that's what is).

JL

-- 
"If the truth is half as bad as I think it is, you can't handle the truth."

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