Merriam-Webster brags in TFA about their descriptivist reputation; and indeed, they are thw arch-descriptivists. But I'm not aware of any contemporary publisher of dictionaries that doesn't take a descriptivist stance.
This places pendants like me at a serious disadvantage; I can't rely on a dictionary to help me win arguments about correct usage.
"Nonplussed" is like "disgruntled"; you can't be plussed, and you can't be gruntled.
This places pendants like me at a serious disadvantage; I can't rely on a dictionary to help me win arguments about correct usage.
"Nonplussed" is like "disgruntled"; you can't be plussed, and you can't be gruntled.