Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!rutgers!im4u!ut-sally!husc6!mit-eddie!genrad!panda!enmasse!drilex!maynard!campbell From: campbell@maynard.UUCP (Larry Campbell) Newsgroups: sci.lang Subject: Re: "Presently" ?= "Now" Message-ID: <392@maynard.UUCP> Date: Thu, 23-Oct-86 19:46:14 EDT Article-I.D.: maynard.392 Posted: Thu Oct 23 19:46:14 1986 Date-Received: Sat, 25-Oct-86 01:16:19 EDT References: <3489@utcsri.UUCP> <7234@utzoo.UUCP> <7112@boring.mcvax.UUCP> <734@argon.idec.stc.co.uk> Reply-To: campbell@maynard.UUCP (Larry Campbell) Organization: The Boston Software Works Inc., Maynard, MA Lines: 11 In article <734@argon.idec.stc.co.uk> alan@idec.stc.co.uk (Alan Spreadbury) writes: >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'. How about 'shortly'? Or the much-neglected 'momently'? -- Larry Campbell MCI: LCAMPBELL The Boston Software Works, Inc. UUCP: {alliant,wjh12}!maynard!campbell 120 Fulton Street, Boston MA 02109 ARPA: campbell%maynard.uucp@harvisr.harvard.edu (617) 367-6846