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 Wed Jun 28, 2006 22:10 pm The word 'Celebrity' |
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| Jesus1 wrote: | Hello! How are you?.
Honestly, I get confused when I talk
about famous people and celebrities.
What is really a celebrity?
You might say a celebrity is someone who is "celebrated" by many other people.
Some examples:
1.- Madonna is a famous person. Is he a celebrity
as well? She is both.
2.- What about all those people who sell
an exclusive in the press?. They are famous.
And celebrities as well? Maybe celebrities
in an ironical sense?
Some of these sorts of people might only be famous for a short period of time and during that same period of time they might be considered celebrities if their degree of fame is great enough.
3.- A criminal can be famous, but can he
be a celebrity as well?. For instance,
the man who killed John Lennon.
A criminal who is famous might be better called "infamous". I normally wouldn't consider someone like that a celebrity.
4.- Someone becomes famous by cheating,
by telling a lot of lies in the media.
Is he a celebrity? Maybe a celebrity in an ironical sense too?
I'd say he might be a celebrity until people find out he lied or cheated, and then he might become "infamous" or his fame might simply fade away.
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Hi Jesus
I've written a few comments in the quote (in blue).
Amy
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| Mon Apr 21, 2008 7:48 am Meaning of word "celebrity" |
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| Hi Amy, you nicely answered for the questions. Very helpful for people like me too. Really appreciate it. |
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| Punctuation for spoken sentences | Expression "the common people" |
