To be fair, the connotation of the name became worse over time.
Perhaps the only positive connotation of fair is even handed.
As far as that goes, mutt is pretty benign and has a fair number of positive connotations for the millions of us who have adored one.
Much of the anger about the film stemmed from its high profile internationally; that it had been "blessed with the imprimatur of the BBC ... with its connotations of fair and authoritative reporting" only made matters worse.
"Now, ballot security has sometimes had a negative connotation, is that fair to say?" Mr. Castello asked.
"You could see as much skin in Vanity Fair, [but] Playboy still had different connotations attached to it.
Many of his shows are, as always, likely to be at venues like county fairs, which often carry connotations of career stagnation, but not in Yankovic's case.
Writer asked, "Is it significant that the fair is taking place in 1984, a year fraught with ominous connotations?O She answered: ONo sir, you're the first one to bring up anything like that.
She suspects that the transition of "girl" from genderless to gendered has to do with the word's dainty connotation, and the perception of young women as smaller and fairer than young men.
The term, oblivious to its own racial connotations, is meant to conjure some radioactive alloy of jazz and black metal: a fair assessment of this music, with its scoured vocal squalls, its scorch-blistered riffs and its furious, pneumatic drumming.
