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HarryT · 06-03-2010, 07:03 AM

There are lots of words that have different meanings in British and American English. A good one is "momentarily"; in British English this means "for a moment"; in American English in means "in a moment".

I remember I was once on a plane in the US where the pilot said "We'll be landing momentarily in Chicago". To me, this meant that the plane would be landing for a moment, and then taking off again

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06-03-2010, 07:03 AM	#16
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,557 Karma: 93980341 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	There are lots of words that have different meanings in British and American English. A good one is "momentarily"; in British English this means "for a moment"; in American English in means "in a moment". I remember I was once on a plane in the US where the pilot said "We'll be landing momentarily in Chicago". To me, this meant that the plane would be landing for a moment, and then taking off again .