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Friday, October 16, 2026

Against the Cult of the Reptile God; Nonplussed - Language

 'Reptile God is a fun one, good GM, i like it. We magically put a group of 3 lizard hybrids to sleep when they tracked us underground. Then we charmed the one survivor of those 3, lizard-hybrid-friend gave us info so we could find our captured friend. Upstairs in the bad Inn. 



Nonplussed. What a funny word. Two opposite meanings, what's up with that? Here's what Merriam Webster says: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonplussed

1: unsure about what to say, think, or do : perplexed

2. chiefly US : not bothered, surprised, or impressed by something

Note: The use of nonplussed to mean "unimpressed" is an Americanism that has become increasingly common in recent decades and now appears frequently in published writing. It apparently arose from confusion over the meaning of nonplussed in ambiguous contexts, and it continues to be widely regarded as an error.

One of the things that most vexes language purists … is when the meaning of a word changes over time. For example, it appears that the traditional sense of the word nonplussed, "bewildered and at a loss as to what to think," is slowly giving way to a new (and opposite) sense: "unfazed." Even experienced writers are using the new sense.—Paul McFedries



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