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Thread #33063 Message #438486
Posted By: mousethief
11-Apr-01 - 05:37 PM
Thread Name: BS: Transatlantic Idioms
Subject: RE: BS: Transatlantic Idioms
The one I was always puzzled by was the use of "presently" to me "in just a little bit now." In America, "presently" means RIGHT NOW (in the present).
Alex