Hi from Russi, Dallas!
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AS>> Why, "directly" is a word of which the temporal meaning is
AS>> obviously straight-forward (the pun intended). I am certain it was
AS>> used in
DH> Using "directly" as a time response is very old-fashioned, and I don't
DH> think I've ever heard it actually used in speech in my lifetime. The
DH> occasional play, perhaps, and some older books, but never in speech.
DH> The closest we come to it now would "at once", or "immediately".
Yes, but, Dallas, how to historically represent "direct mail"?
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