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Old Dec 15, 2001 | 9:33 pm
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SameerUCLA
 
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Pickles:

This is hilarious. On a more serious note, how about the indiscriminate use of "momentarily"? As far as I know, "momentarily" means "for a moment", not "in a moment"!
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Have you ever watched "Sports Night"? This was a GREAT TV show (regrettably canceled now) by Aaron Sorkin, the guy who created and writes "The West Wing".

Anyway, in one of the "Sports Night" episodes, a character goes through the entire show debating your exact point. She decides after multiple consultations that "momentarily" can mean 'in a moment' AS WELL AS 'for a moment'.

So to make a long story short (too late!), you're both right.


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