From Twitter 06-05-2010
Jun. 6th, 2010 03:07 am- 09:46:35: My trainer says "momentarily" when she means "for the moment".
- 16:17:42: Aha! Dinno that. I've always grokked it as "shortly". RT @Omorka @AKOTAS That's the primary meaning in British English.
- 17:48:46: I have rushes for tomorrow's cartoon I'm unsure about. I had rushes for today's cartoon I was unsure about and it ended up mousedrawn.
- 21:42:03: #AKOTAS updated - sketch Sunday: triangle Lynette. http://tinyurl.com/akotas/2208.htm #webcomics #kingarthur
- 23:47:58: Playing in my spreadsheet. #insomnia
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Date: 2010-06-06 12:22 pm (UTC)"I shall deal with the matter momentarily", he said. It was a good word. It always made people hesitate. They were never quite sure whether he meant he'd deal with it now, or just deal with it briefly. And no-one ever dared ask.
--Guards! Guards!, Terry Pratchett