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Famous vs. fabled



 
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Famous vs. fabled #1 (permalink) Mon Oct 17, 2005 20:14 pm   Famous vs. fabled
 

Test No. incompl/inter-23 "Leave me alone", question 6

User: I'm working on those ......... English tests, which I find very interesting.

(a) notorious
(b) fabled
(c) famous
(d) infamous

Test No. incompl/inter-23 "Leave me alone", answer 6

User: I'm working on those famous English tests, which I find very interesting.

Correct answer: (c) famous

Your answer was: incorrect
User: I'm working on those fabled English tests, which I find very interesting.
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could you please tell me what does "fabled" mean?
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Famous vs. fabled #2 (permalink) Wed Oct 19, 2005 0:31 am   Famous vs. fabled
 

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Fabled = legendary; either existing in a fable, or famous because of a fable. These tests are not quite old enough to be fabled.
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Famous vs. fabled #3 (permalink) Mon Jul 06, 2009 17:19 pm   Famous vs. fabled
 

In this sentence, can I use notorious? What is the difference between famous and notorious?
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Famous vs. fabled #4 (permalink) Mon Jul 06, 2009 22:54 pm   Famous vs. fabled
 

'Notorious' is wrong here. 'Notorious' means 'famous for bad actions'.
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