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"NOTE: The use of nonplussed to mean 'unimpressed' is an Americanism that has become increasingly common in recent decades and now appears frequently in publish
by carabiner 3y ago
"NOTE: The use of nonplussed to mean 'unimpressed' is an Americanism that has become increasingly common in recent decades and now appears frequently in published writing. It apparently arose from confusion over the meaning of nonplussed in ambiguous contexts, and it continues to be widely regarded as an error."
Read: only dumb people use it this way.
- Davidzheng 3y agothat's not at all what they are trying to say....
- lupire 3y agoWhat do you think "dumb" means? ("struck dumb" is a synonym for "nonplussed" !)