http://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishGrammarQuestions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here.enCSMOD (Build: 3273.32735)http://www.englishforums.com/English/Notorious/gwllq/post.htm#543812Sun, 20 Jul 2008 03:52:21 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:543812New2grammar0http://www.englishforums.com/English/Notorious/gwllq/post.htm#543812http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-543812.xmlThanks, RayH and Peace.<div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/Notorious/gwlkp/post.htm#543794Sun, 20 Jul 2008 03:26:31 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:543794RayH1http://www.englishforums.com/English/Notorious/gwlkp/post.htm#543794http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-543794.xml<br /><BLOCKQUOTE><div><img src="/Themes/englishforums/images/icon-quote.gif"> <strong>New2grammar</strong></div><div><br />Is the above a negative statement due to the word notorious?</div></BLOCKQUOTE><br />Not especially. It means widely known and commented on. Depending on the context it can have a hint of the pejorative but usually not much.<br />This site has quite a few examples of its usage in various contexts. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.yourdictionary.com/notorious">http://www.yourdictionary.com/notorious</a><br /><div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/Notorious/gwlkm/post.htm#543791Sun, 20 Jul 2008 03:20:58 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:543791Peaceblinkfriend2http://www.englishforums.com/English/Notorious/gwlkm/post.htm#543791http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-543791.xml&nbsp;I think it really depends on the perspective of the author. In my opinion, mulititasking is a desirable trait and so notorious in this case would have the meaning of well known.<br /><br /> <blockquote>a (1) : <em><span style="COLOR:#8000ff;">being or constituting something commonly known : well known</span></em> *iron is a notorious conductor of heat— Lewis Mumford* *the notorious mass-energy relation— P.W.Bridgman* *the possession must be open and notorious— C.S.Lobingier* *contradicted by multiple and notorious documentation— G.G.Coulton* *in mathematics it is notorious that we start from absurdities to reach a realm of law— Havelock Ellis* (2) : <em><span style="COLOR:#8000ff;">well known or <strong>celebrated for a particular quality or trait</strong></span></em> *the tapeworms are notorious in this respect— W.H.Dowdeswell* *it is notorious for its ability to dive instantly— Ralph Hoffmann* *novelists are notorious for their howlers— V.S.Pritchett* *notorious as a sane level-headed man— Arnold Bennett*&nbsp; b (1) : widely and unfavorably known as an individual of a specified kind or class *a notorious chiseler* *a notorious gangster* *a notorious gambler* *this bird is a notorious destroyer of poultry* (2) : widely and unfavorably known or discussed for something reprehensible or scandalous or for some negative quality or trait *an area notorious for soot, smog, and dust— Pliotron* *this scandal made the little town notorious— American Guide Series: Michigan* *his front was a notorious law firm— George Carter* *the most notorious of Confederate prisons— W.B.Hesseltine*<br /><br /></blockquote><span> <blockquote>(entry from Merriam-Webster&#39;s Unabridged Dictionary)</blockquote><br /><br /><br />PBF</span><div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/Notorious/gwlkk/post.htmSun, 20 Jul 2008 03:08:09 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:543789New2grammar3http://www.englishforums.com/English/Notorious/gwlkk/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-543789.xmlWomen are notorious multitaskers. <br /><br />Is the above a negative statement due to the word notorious? Or neutral? In other words, does the word mean widely known? or criminal notorious?<br />Thanks.<br /><br /><br /><div style="clear:both;"></div>