bearskin Posted December 13, 2004 Report Share Posted December 13, 2004 am I confused? my television freaked out the other day..a sign appeared on the screen that said "network problems, your picture will return momentarily." now I'm asking myself will my picture return FOR a few moments or will my picture return IN a few moments? what is the proper use of thie word "momentarily?" my idea is this word is misused a lot. am I right or wrong. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jaspossum Posted December 13, 2004 Report Share Posted December 13, 2004 Interesting question, I think it means your picture will return in a few moments.Definition for momentarily = for an instant or moment; "we paused momentarily before proceeding"Entry: momentarily Part of Speech: adverb Definition: shortly Synonyms: briefly, immediately, instantly, now, right now, temporarily Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bearskin Posted December 13, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2004 well according to that definition my picture will return briefly and then leave again. anyway I want to thank you Jaspossum for trying to mess up....I mean straighten out my mind... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tenmm Posted December 13, 2004 Report Share Posted December 13, 2004 momentarily:I very rarely hear that word,more often than not I hear "Be with you as so as I can".I recall reading some where that a "monent" is about 90 seconds,in real time that means sometime today. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
marko_tomas13 Posted December 13, 2004 Report Share Posted December 13, 2004 interesting way of looking at things.......you do have a point lolthink about this though...according to newton's second law, the floor pushes you across the room haha Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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