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		stavros on April 29, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: What's Going on with ‘Nonplussed’? (2017) I love "anon" for that reason. "I will be there anon!" If anyone complains about me being there either too early or too late, or neither, I point them to the dictionary: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anon It can either mean "now", "soon", or "later".

seabass-labrax on April 30, 2024 | [–]

Oh, how interesting - I had a personal 'eggcorn' interpretation that it was an elision of "and on" (which also makes sense in many contexts), and never connected it to the word "anon" in writing!

lupire on April 30, 2024 | [–]

Works the same if you don't say "anon" at all.

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