I stayed surprised

[Offroad]

Dear friends...

Could you comment on the correctness of the following sentence?

I stayed surprised.

Many thanks

 

[Munch]

It is grammatically correct and logically possible, but it might not mean what you think it does. What is the context?

 

[Offroad]

There's no context actually.

but...how about this one?

I stayed surprised. They were all talking about the accident.

I am not sure whether 'I stayed' means 'I faked' or 'It got me good, really, it was a big surprise'.

Thank you for commenting!

 

[Munch]

Neither. It means you were surprised and did not stop being surprised.
You can use:
“I pretended to be surprised” (faked)
“I was really surprised” (very surprised)

 

[Tdol]

It's a possible sentence, but it sounds unnatural to me with just the context you've given.

 

[Offroad]

It's a possible sentence, but it sounds unnatural to me with just the context you've given.

I stayed surprised. It was actually too much for me to digest in a few hours.

Is it fine?

 

[Offroad]

Good point!

 

[Ba_mako]

surpised ... is an emotion which ... leaves ... quickly.

:-o;-) (I am not sure this is always true) :-o