That's why you need the big dictionary mate. According to my big two-
volume OED (can't afford the 26 vol.) 'momentarily' is the almost
unpronounceable abverb derived from momentary and clearly means 'for
a moment' - first recorded 1654. Thus using it for 'in a moment' is
etymologically absurd. And just damn pretentious anyway.
This discussion has developed a little momentum.
Andrew Fildes
afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
On 06/04/2007, at 10:50 PM, Brian Swale wrote:
> My Little Oxford Dictionary has this meaning for "momentary", which is
> "lasting only a moment".
==============================================
List usage info: http://www.zuikoholic.com
List nannies: olympusadmin@xxxxxxxxxx
==============================================
|