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Subject: Re: nonplussed
Date: Sat, 9 Oct 2021 16:14:14 -0500
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On 10/9/2021 3:58 PM, Promer Denoir wrote:

> Bien reçu.
> 
> Cependant un de mes dicos :
> 
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> In standard use *nonplussed* means ?surprised and confused?, as
>   in /she was/ *nonplussed* /at his eagerness to help out/. In
>   North American English a new use has developed in recent years,
>   meaning ?unperturbed?-more or less the opposite of its
>   traditional meaning-as in /he was clearly trying to
>   appear/ *nonplussed*. This new use probably arose on the
>   assumption that non- was the normal negative prefix and must
>   therefore have a negative meaning. Although the use is common it
>   is not yet considered standard.
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Exact.  On dit "standard" maintenant pour "correct".

Ce n'est pas correct.

> Ce qui rejoint le film (terminé le visionnage à l'instant) qui se
>   déroule entièrement à New-York.


Euh.

;-)