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Grandma70s Sun 23-Aug-26 20:38:14

The BBC is advertising tonight’s Prom performance of Mozart's ‘infamous’ Haffner’ Symphony. What’s infamous about it? I suppose they mean famous. This is an increasingly frequent misuse of the word.

(I’m sure there must be a joke somewhere that uses Kenneth Williams’ “Infamy, infamy! They’ve all got it in for me”, but if so I can’t think of it.)

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Cossy Sun 23-Aug-26 20:45:03

Haha That was he first thing I thought about, when I read the title!

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Cossy Sun 23-Aug-26 20:45:11

The ! Grrrrrr

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Magenta8 Sun 23-Aug-26 20:55:39

I used to have an LP of Mozart's Eine Kleine Nachtmusik that the sleeve note described as 'both enervating (sic) and spritely.'
I think hope they meant energising.

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Grandma70s Sun 23-Aug-26 20:58:53

Poor old Mozart.

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