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liner announced that he will be taking off “momentarily.” He cringes as a sportcasteris promise that play will resume “momentarily.” In the old, true, pristine meaning of the adverb, the plane would be in trouble and the players would be soon be standing around.
This is because “momentarily” does NOT mean “in a moment.” It means “for a moment,” as in the electric power‘‘flickered momentarily, the orator pause momentarily, the yowling infant momentarily shut up. Alas.vriiis is what momentarily used to mean. The word has been sloppily used for so long that all standard dictionaries now say it can mean “immediately” or “forthwith.” The court will rule in the petitioner’s favor, but the ruling amounts to a dissent.
J.R. Clark of Klamath Falls, Ore., asks the court to halt the abuse of “original.” In evidence he cites a piece in Time magazine about a “Royal Edition” of Leonard Bernstein’s Recordings. Each CD cover is adorned with “an original watercolor” by Prince Charles.
Nonsense! Unless the royal gentleman produced each cover individually, which seems highly unlikely, those covers are reproductions, not originals. The court will issue an Order of Reprimand, and Time will march on.
Nancy L. Hendrix of Las Vegas objects to the use of “universal” in the context of “universal health coverage.” Her point is that “universal” ought properly to be limited to our entire blessed universe—galaxies, solar systems, planets and the whole infinite shebang.
The objection must be overruled. Within the cosmic universe are
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