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Ptah

(33,030 posts)
Tue Oct 8, 2013, 07:27 PM Oct 2013

Poll: Meaning of infamous. POLL

in·fa·mous
adjective \ˈin-fə-məs\

: well-known for being bad : known for evil acts or crimes

: causing people to think you are bad or evil



fa·mous
adjective \ˈfā-məs\

: known or recognized by very many people : having fame

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Known for evil acts or crimes.
2 (100%)
I've heard of that person.
0 (0%)
Everyone has heard of that person.
0 (0%)
Everyone knows that person is bad.
0 (0%)
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petronius

(26,602 posts)
3. Some days I really hate the Lounge
Tue Oct 8, 2013, 07:49 PM
Oct 2013

I mean seriously - stealing my comment by the second post? How can I compete with that?


orleans

(34,051 posts)
6. GOD! did i ever use this word wrong for the other thread
Wed Oct 9, 2013, 02:36 AM
Oct 2013

asked what imfamous people i've meet
i answer todd rundgren & mark crispin miller!!!

(this is so funny and if i wasn't so sick and tired i'd be laughing my ass off!)

(in a world where i'm not sick i actually do know the difference between infamous and famous and i am also able to visually distinguish between those two words as well. excuses excuses)

um...first line...meant to say iNfamous.
(i should just freakin go to bed!)

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