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Re: Harry Potter IV
Posted By: Sam, on host 209.245.98.227
Date: Monday, July 31, 2000, at 15:56:19
In Reply To: Re: Harry Potter IV posted by eric sleator on Monday, July 31, 2000, at 13:02:48:

> ...most of which were maintained by British persons) was that "presently" in America means "now" and in Britain means "soon."

Gaack. Anybody using "presently" to mean "now" is using the word ignorantly and incorrectly. I've personally never heard anyone use it to mean "now," but if a lot of people here do, it's an abundant mistake, not a proper alternate meaning.

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