tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938459117789143606.post4028021668555419614..comments2023-09-30T04:38:22.123-05:00Comments on Peter Von Brown: Re-Searching, a Novel ThingPeter Von Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15042839698693906854noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938459117789143606.post-29221389169564288442008-07-01T00:09:00.000-05:002008-07-01T00:09:00.000-05:00I fell into a Dictionary again. I had to look it ...I fell into a Dictionary again. I <B>had</B> to look it up. As I suspected, it doesn't actually follow the "re" prefix. Rather it is derived from from Old French for "to search closely" <I>recerche</I><BR/>ONe mystery solved, but so many remain...<BR/>Thank goodness.Peter Von Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15042839698693906854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938459117789143606.post-91363983239720020792008-06-30T23:54:00.000-05:002008-06-30T23:54:00.000-05:00I should start keeping a list of these. I had bee...I should start keeping a list of these. I had been all set to give my definition of <I>plussed</I> when I heard the cautionary words of Inigo Montoya. I decided to check it. Sure enough, <I>nonplussed</I> (no hypen) does not mean what I thought it means. Nonplussed - completely puzzled; bewildered. All this time I'd thought: Nonplussed - Not swayed one way or the other, "under-whelmed" Live and learn.Peter Von Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15042839698693906854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938459117789143606.post-90676416000328228582008-06-30T22:52:00.000-05:002008-06-30T22:52:00.000-05:00Completely unrelated, but totally similar... Doc H...Completely unrelated, but totally similar... Doc Holiday and I were hanging out tonight and he said that he was feeling <I> non-plussed </I>. This got me to wondering. Can one simply be <I> plussed </I>? And if so, what would that be like? Calm?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com