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In article <3489@utcsri.UUCP> utflis!chai@utcsri.UUCP (Henry Chai) writes:

)I read somewhere that "presently" does not mean "now", but rather
)"soon" (as in "He'll be along presently".)  However, I still see
)everyone else use it as if it means now.  So I looked it up in
)several dictionaries, and found THREE definitions for it:
)1. now
)2. soon
)3. at once (archaic)
)
)I guess most people nowadays have only the "now" definition in mind.
)I try to avoid it (by using "at present" if I have to.)  What do
)you people out there think?

Were you by any chance reading a British publication?  My understanding is
that "now" is an American definition and "soon" is a British definition.
Perhaps someone from Britain could speak up?
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