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Article #2363Re: "Presently" ?= "Now"
From: Simon Kenyon
Date: Tue, 04 Nov 1986 12:12
Date: Tue, 04 Nov 1986 12:12
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someone said:
>>> On the other hand, the reversion of 'presently' to its old meaning
>>> has left us with two words ('presently' and 'currently') with identical
>>> meanings, and no convenient word for 'in a short while, but with no
>>> great urgency'.
i said:
>>over here, presently means what you imply it no longer means over there.
>>ie to someone on hold "he'll be with you presently" (5-10 minutes :-))
someone else said:
>Gee, in my funny dialect, I'd say "He'll be with you soon." Or I
>might say "right away" or "real soon".
i say:
so would i, but i was just illustating a point :-)
in fact, i'd probebly use a Pournellism
"he'll be with you"REAL SOON NOW"" (sigh)
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