School pupils almost invariably seem to think that "infamous" means "very famous indeed" rather than "famous for evil deeds". I expect this journalist is rather young ... it's what comes of not learning Latin any more!
Meg
On 12 February 2014 19:31, Stace <stace@galnet.dk> wrote:
Just seen this brief article about an event inspired by Gurney:--What I don't understand is why he is referred to as 'infamous' - any ideas? (I have expressed concern on their comments section).Stace
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