Just Now

What is Just Now?


1.

A phrase that causes great confusion in communication between Brits and South Africans. In Britain it mean "immediate past". In South Africa it means "immediate future" or "sometime soon.. when I feel like it.. maybe never".

British teacher: Have you finished the work I set you just now?

South African student: I'll do it just now.

See soon, now

2.

Used in the Carribean, especially Guyana...Anywhere from one minute from now...to never gonna happen...

You will get your computer just now...(Well that was 2 years ago!)

3.

a term used (particularly in england and the west indies) to say "in a minute" or "one second".

"Come down for dinner!!"

"Okay, mom. I'll come just now!!"


32

Random Words:

1. To forcibly shove ones hand into a rival friends armpit in attempt to demoralize or embarrass them. (Verb, Noun, Pronoun) A successful ..
1. rapidly and carelessly done I don't want to see any quick-and-dirty jobs, I want them done right. 2. Cheaply made or done;of inf..
1. The name for Danish pastries, adopted by bakers in Iran in late February 2006, as a protest against the propogation of Danish cartoons r..