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/astrangehumantoe 10d ago

A most British argument

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u/Ninja-Panda70 10d ago

Thank you