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What does “I was nonplussed” mean?

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2 Responses to What does “I was nonplussed” mean?

  1. Snarky says:
    August 29, 2010 at 10:24 pm

    This is tricky. In common usage, the word has come to mean almost the opposite of the standard definition.

    http://snarkygrammarguide.blogspot.com/2010/08/word-nerd-nonplussed.html

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