> Is that so? my understanding of it (and this was confirmed by various British-English dictionaries on the Internet, most of which were maintained by British persons) was that "presently" in America means "now" and in Britain means "soon." This goes along with a few things I have read that were by British people, notably the Alice books by Lewis Carroll.
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> -eric "but still, it's a swell book" sleator
> Mon 31 Jul A.D. 2000

You're probably right there. I think I was always pestering my Granny for sweets and stuff and she would always say, "You'll get some presently!" I always thought that should mean "now!" whereas she meant "soon" ie always five minutes from now!

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