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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
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briefly vs shortly

0what is the differnce between briefly and shorlty?When they are both the same02br
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0Hi,,02br
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00Briefly means 'for a short time' as in; 'She stopped briefly and glanced in the mirror as she left'02br
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00Shortly means 'soon' as in; 'I'll be leaving shortly.'02br
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00As such they are not synonyms, and I can't think of a time when they could be used interchangeably.02br
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00Hope that hel
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0 Things are a bit more complicated than shown in the above, IMO. 02br
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00 They can be synonymous, as shown at 1a and 2c (under 01i00shortly02i00), meaning: 02br
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0I stand corrected Marius.02br
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00My examples were off the top of my head rather than off the internet. Hadn't thought of looking them up online!02br
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00Good call![H]0-
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0 I'm just lucky to have access to a good online dictionary which organized my thoughts. Things are a bit messy with these two words, and I'm sure other dictionaries don't mention all this overlap in meanings. 0-
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0Hi,02br
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00The doctor will be with you 01b00shortly02b00 – He is busy now but will see you soon.02br
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00I called a Taxi for you. It will be here 01b00shortly.02b02br
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See the Grammar Girl web site: http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/ . Very useful tips to remember all of these things.
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