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short bit
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short
- shortly - briefly ‘short’ Short is an adjective. You usually use it to say that something does not last for a long time. Let's take a break. She made a speech. ‘shortly’ Shortly is an adverb. If something is going to happen shortly, it is going to happen soon. This is a slightly old-fashioned use. They should be returning . If something happened shortly after something else, it happened soon after it. She died afterwards. Very shortly after I started my job, I got promoted. ‘briefly’ Don't use ‘shortly’ to say that something lasts or is done for a short time. Don't say, for example, ‘She told them shortly what had happened’. Use briefly. She told them what had happened. Forum discussions with the word(s) "short bit" in the title: It does take one a bit short. - English Only forum
pronunciation: Short i/long i [bit, sheep, happy] - English Only forum
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