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   From: hayesstw@telkomsa.net   
      
   On Sun, 25 Aug 2013 13:47:32 -0400, "Brian M. Scott"    
   wrote:   
      
   >On Sun, 25 Aug 2013 12:20:59 +0200, Steve Hayes   
   > wrote in   
   > in   
   >rec.arts.sf.written,rec.arts.sf.movies,rec.arts.books:   
   >   
   >> On Sun, 25 Aug 2013 02:21:07 -0400, "Brian M. Scott"    
   >> wrote:   
   >   
   >>>No, it isn’t.  That reaction to the most common current   
   >>>sense of  is largely confined to those who are   
   >>>both reasonably well-educated and *not* young.  It’s almost   
   >>>as big a giveaway of either age or pedantry as the reaction   
   >>>‘What, we’re going to bounce?’ in response to ‘We’ll be on   
   >>>the ground momentarily’.   
   >   
   >> That is a usage peculiar to certain parts of the USA, and   
   >> is very confusing to people who are unfamiliar with it.   
   >   
   >No, it’s quite general U.S. usage.  In particular, it is   
   >practically universal U.S. airline usage.   
      
   Yes, there was a news story about a US aircraft that took off momentarily.   
      
   It landed in the Hudson River just beyond the runway.   
      
   That misuse of "momentarily" by *airline* staff, of all people, is the most   
   stupid and irresponsible language error I have ever heard. The airlines really   
   ought to train their staff better.   
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
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