Loading ...NY Times big wig: Don’t use the word ‘famously’ so much…
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For what it’s worth, I think it’s time to ditch the word “famously” (and perhaps jettison the word “famous”, as well.) After all, if the subjective of an article is truly famous, the reader presumably already knows that. And if an incident “famously” occurred, sophisticated readers of the New York Times presumably after already heard about it.
My rule of thumb: If the press release declares that a speaker, singer, athlete or artist is “world-famous”, the world-famous personality is probably somebody I’ve never heard of.
October 28th, 2009 at 7:55 am
Someone who isn’t exactly world-famous, but who would probably enjoy the point you make:
http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/27/are-you-nice-or-am-i-famous/
October 29th, 2009 at 11:19 am
That was a funny link; I like Pogue’s blog.