Just Now

[Victoria Neufeldt]

"Just now" meaning "soon" is definitely not Canadian, in my experience.

Victoria

Victoria Neufeldt
Merriam-Webster, Inc.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: American Dialect Society [mailto:ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU]On Behalf
> Of Amy Speed
> Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 1999 4:29 PM
> To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
> Subject: Just Now
>
>
> My South African friend uses the phrase "just now" to mean "soon" (e.g.,
> Dinner will be ready just now.). I, as an American, use the phrase to mean
> "very recently" (e.g., When did it happen? Just now!). I am interested in
> regional takes on this phrase (I'm from the northern Midwest).
> Also, what do
> British/commonwealth and Australian dwellers have to say on it?
>
> Amy Speed (speed at paradigmtech.com)
>