Message Forum: Re: Harry Potter IV

Re: Harry Potter IV

Posted By: eric sleator, on host 152.163.194.211
Date: Tuesday, August 1, 2000, at 22:11:53
In Reply To: Re: Harry Potter IV posted by Wormwood on Monday, July 31, 2000, at 19:08:37:

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> > Gaack. Anybody using "presently" to mean "now" is using the word ignorantly and incorrectly.
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> I think the people who say 'presently' to mean now are getting it mixed up with 'at present'. I can see how this would be a common mistake.

What's the difference?

-eric sleator
Tue 1 Aug A.D. 2000