Shutter button. The knock on the head would not be a correct use of the word in English.
The first time I heard the word in the US a waitress dropped off a menu and said she would be back momentarily. I thought Jeez they must be busy, assuming that she was encouraging us to make our choices because she would not be there taking our order very long.
Frank On 26 Jul, 2008, at 07:39, tyco wrote:
Hi:Is this with regard to - "momentarily" depress the shutter-button, - or - "momentarily" knock him on the head? The first is correct. The second may be illegal and give cause to be sued for damages.----- Original Message ----- From: "Frank Dernie" <Frank.Dernie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx >To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2008 8:31 AM Subject: [rollei_list] Re: : Stillson WrenchesHi 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... mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Mark William RabinerFrom: FRANK DERNIE <frank.dernie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Reply-To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:49:39 +0100 (BST) To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 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. --- Rollei List - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Online, searchable archives are available at //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list--- Rollei List - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Online, searchable archives are available at //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list--- Rollei List - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx- Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org- Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org- Online, searchable archives are available at //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list--- Rollei List - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx- Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org- Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org- Online, searchable archives are available at //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list
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