David Foster Wallace, nonplussed My friend Sara McWhorter found nonplussed, correctly used, in Infinite Jest. Thanks, Sara.
Saturday, June 9, 2012
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“Off the streets and out of trouble”
David Foster Wallace, nonplussed My friend Sara McWhorter found nonplussed, correctly used, in Infinite Jest. Thanks, Sara.
By Michael Leddy at 2:19 PM
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I think the most epic use of the term nonplussed was when novelist Michael Peterson used it to describe his opinion of his being found guilty of homicide.
I saw it on the late, great "City Confidential," and almost spat out my Cheerios at the chutzpah.... Wish I could find a video link.
Was he using it correctly? From the context, I can’t tell.
If you’re interested in this case, I can recommend the documentary series The Staircase, all six hours of it.
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