Hi Mark, in the UK momentarily means "for a moment" rather than "in a
moment".
Frank
On 25 Jul, 2008, at 20:21, Mark Rabiner wrote:
What's the UK definition of momentarily?!?
Progressively; moment-by-moment. I bet. From the Wiki...
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Mark William Rabiner
From: FRANK DERNIE <frank.dernie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:49:39 +0100 (BST)
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Subject: [rollei_list] Re: : Stillson Wrenches
I have never heard of D.M.A. Virgo either, I'm
afraid.
UK films used with a US market in mind often use
American words rather than English to avoid confusion
in the larger market. The use of "momentarily" with
the US rather than UK meaning in the first Harry
Potter film leaped out at me for example.
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