# Charmed, I'm sure

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charmed-im-sure/57024
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [March 7, 2001, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charmed-im-sure/57024 "2001-03-07T00:23:12Z")
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### Author: ![Trucido](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ea5d25/32.png) [@Trucido](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trucido)
#### Post date: [March 7, 2001, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charmed-im-sure/57024/1 "2001-03-07T00:23:12Z")

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What exactly does this phrase mean, and what is its proper use? It seems a bit presumptuous to me… who, exactly, is supposed to be ‘charmed?’

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### Author: ![dr\_hermes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dfb087/32.png) [@dr\_hermes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dr_hermes)
#### Post date: [March 7, 2001, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charmed-im-sure/57024/2 "2001-03-07T02:21:07Z")

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“It’s a pleasure for you to meet me.”

“How Do I do **what**?”