So, Nonplussed actually means: "surprised and confused so much that they are unsure how to react." However, in N. America, it has begun taking an informal definition that means the exact opposite like you used it.
RIP Richard Harris. I'll always remember seeing "Cromwell" in my high school history class and being totally overwhelmed by his hamming it up in the title role.
I had a moment of obsession with Elvis. We would save relics like that, and were completely intrigued by the mythos surrounding his purported secret life he was still living. I also spent a lot of time at the Waffle House during my junior and senior years of high school, and I don't think these two things are unrelated.
So, Nonplussed actually means: "surprised and confused so much that they are unsure how to react." However, in N. America, it has begun taking an informal definition that means the exact opposite like you used it.
Irregardless of the original word's use, we here in the US really like to butcher meanings.
^ that took a LOT of willpower to type
Haha. And I hate you for that effort! 🤣😘
In Mary Poppins, Julie Andrews sings “A spoonful of sugar makes the medicine go down…”
Or possibly, “praise, connect, praise again…
Kind of like a compliment sandwich, right? Praise, correct, praise again.
RIP Richard Harris. I'll always remember seeing "Cromwell" in my high school history class and being totally overwhelmed by his hamming it up in the title role.
There's an even darker version of this, which goes "I'm not a racist, but...."
Great example (though sinister, yes).
Had a framed Velvet Elvis in grad school framed and lit at the end the hall, that is all.
I had a moment of obsession with Elvis. We would save relics like that, and were completely intrigued by the mythos surrounding his purported secret life he was still living. I also spent a lot of time at the Waffle House during my junior and senior years of high school, and I don't think these two things are unrelated.
This was my best quick effort at an homage to that scene from Talladega Nights. ChatGPT and Genuine refused but thankfully Grok isn't prudish...
https://photos.app.goo.gl/DpspFEScwg3X7ZKD8
Very PG! I feel the love.