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I don’t normally care about meaning shifts as it’s part of language evolving. But nonplussed really does bother me, as the new meaning is the opposite of the or
by Gimpei 2y ago
I don’t normally care about meaning shifts as it’s part of language evolving. But nonplussed really does bother me, as the new meaning is the opposite of the original meaning. So I often have no idea what people mean when they use the word. Is it so hard to use a dictionary? All you have to do is click on the word.
- barryrandall 2y agoIt's apparently so hard to use a dictionary that people accidentally created a new meaning for a word.
- paulddraper 2y ago> the new meaning is the opposite of the original meaning From a certain point of view. Or: The original meaning is a negative reaction. The new meaning is a neutral reaction.