Vocabulary

Mar 26, 2020 10:46

Quick note to fanfic writers: "nonplussed" means "confused or surprised." I realize that sounds counterintuitive; "plussed" sounds like it should mean "confused," so the "non" makes it sounds like a person is calm and unsurprised. But no.

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