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Quirky non specific use of measurement
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"As a measure of time in Wales.
NOW, in a minuit.
Can mean anything up to 6 months"
Try the South African variations on "now"
There's "now" which means sometime in the undefined future. "Just now" which appears to be sometime in the time frame of 1 hour to 2 weeks. And "now now" which means potentially imminently |
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"As a measure of time in Wales.
NOW, in a minuit.
Can mean anything up to 6 months
Try the South African variations on "now"
There's "now" which means sometime in the undefined future. "Just now" which appears to be sometime in the time frame of 1 hour to 2 weeks. And "now now" which means potentially imminently "
On holiday in the Caribbean the standard answer to a time related question was “ ‘bout an ‘our” |
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"As a measure of time in Wales.
NOW, in a minuit.
Can mean anything up to 6 months
Try the South African variations on "now"
There's "now" which means sometime in the undefined future. "Just now" which appears to be sometime in the time frame of 1 hour to 2 weeks. And "now now" which means potentially imminently
On holiday in the Caribbean the standard answer to a time related question was “ ‘bout an ‘our”"
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