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Soheil1 Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

Notorious

Hi.
What's the difference between
Chess players are notorious late risers
and
Chess players have a bad reputation for rising late
and
Chess players are badly known for rising late
and
Chess players are will-known for the bad characteristic of rising late?

Thanks in advance
  

Top answer

soheil1 What's the difference The first two are OK. The third is bad grammar and cannot be used. The fourth (using ' well known ') is awkward and non-native in structure.

— Mister Micawber

  • soheil1 What's the difference The first two are OK.
  • The third is bad grammar and cannot be used.
  • The fourth (using ' well known ') is awkward and non-native in structure.
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soheil1What's the difference
The first two are OK. The third is bad grammar and cannot be used. The fourth (using 'well known') is awkward and non-native in structure.
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I wanted to convey the idea that
is it that being notorious something means that it is a bad characteristic? Or does it mean that it brings bad reputation for the owner of that characteristic?
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The person is notorious (= famous for something bad).
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