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[motoford]

I can't believe these guys just called the Woz "infamous".

[thechut → motoford]

This is what struck me about the article as well. What exactly is infamous about woz?

[Steko → thechut]

Well he proposed to Kathy Griffin? /shrug, looks like they've edited to remove the offending word.

[JimmaDaRustla → motoford]

Does infamous not mean "evil" or "bad reputation"? How come people keep using it as if its a good thing?

[potatolicious → JimmaDaRustla]

Infamous does indeed refer to the bad kind of fame - this is either a simple brain fart, or possibly the writer just doesn't have a very sound grasp of the language.

[stonemetal → JimmaDaRustla]

It does, but it is often used ironically. So much so that it has started to be used incorrectly, or un-ironically.

[JimmaDaRustla → JimmaDaRustla]

@potatolicous - Maybe they are Canadian? We seem to use that word wrong all the time.

Lets just call him LEGENDARY.

[SquareWheel → JimmaDaRustla]

Canadian here, I've always heard infamous used in the negative context?

[JimmaDaRustla → SquareWheel]

It was probably just me and the red-neck rural inbred area I'm from.

[motoford → JimmaDaRustla]

I guarantee you I'm from a more red-neck area. In fact, we are infamous for our rednecks.

[SquareWheel → JimmaDaRustla]

Lower mainland of BC here. Could just be I've been interpreting folks wrong for years.

[mhurron → motoford]

He's not just famous.

[xtdx → mhurron]

I think that's it. The phrase "the famous, or even infamous, ..." is fairly common. Monkey see, monkey do.

[sageikosa → motoford]

He's fixed it, and now another thread unwinds.