Haven't been to a US doctor lately, eh? Try (sometimes at least) much
longer than 20 minutes. My dad waited an hour to get into the exam room
the other day and then another 45 minutes once he got there.
Chuck Norcutt
On 6/8/2011 7:12 PM, Andrew Fildes wrote:
> It's a distinctively American usage - as in 'the doctor will be with
> you momentarily', meaning you'll be waiting almost twenty minutes.
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> On 09/06/2011, at 1:27 AM, Ken Norton wrote:
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>> 18 minutes, 30 seconds?
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>> That's one very long decisive moment.
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