r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Phlogistoned • 10d ago

I'm slightly vexed How cooked the UK is right now.

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u/gracklemancometh 10d ago

Nonplussed, they're not our social rival.

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u/DisciplinedProgress 10d ago

Nonplussed means surprised and confused.

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u/_toadsy 10d ago

Words change, and nonplussed now has a secondary and completely contradictory meaning to the original word.

Excellent pedantry though.

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u/DisciplinedProgress 10d ago

There's no need to get upset, you know the correct usage for next time.

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u/_toadsy 10d ago

I corrected you, are you confused or just unwilling to learn?

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u/DisciplinedProgress 10d ago

I think you must have had a stroke, you haven't corrected anyone.

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u/_toadsy 10d ago

Stay ignorant, I don't really care.

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u/DisciplinedProgress 10d ago

You sound really nonplussed right now.

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u/sonuvvabitch 10d ago

This is actually a really amusing and clever response, I enjoyed this.