Momentarily

I have decided that I dislike the multiple use of the word "momentarily"

"The doctor will see you momentarily"

What does this mean? traditionally one would say that this means that the doctor will see one for a short amount of time. However recent usage can make this term mean also "in a moment".

Usually I am not opposed to word meaning changes, however in this case I am. I am because the two definitions for the words are very very different, and can inspire two different reactions by the hearer. Is the patient supposed to walk out of the waiting room and go to the doctors office, expecting a very rushed visit, or rather is the patient supposed to sit in the waiting room expecting to be called upon at a time in the near future?

Opinions?

time

This will probably make little sense, but neither does my life at present, so it will work well.

I taught my large English class this week, it went well, but I am still behind on reporting my progress.

I have almost finished my history paper that is quite late, the next one, due monday, has yet to be started, and probably won't be, ever...

I still have that paper and an Indian history paper which hasn't been started yet either before the end of term...

Starbucks called me in to work today, I said yes, and forgot how much my back hurts after a shift.

I can no longer sleep, it is six twenty-nine and I have been up since four, but didn't go to sleep until midnight.

it is also daylight savings time: spring edition, I think it should be a national holiday

I still have three lessons to go this week before my schedule returns to normal.

OH, crazy happening, I was walking back from starbucks today and a person on the street flagged me down wanting to use my coffee to help him clean his headlights. "I know it is expensive," he said, "but could I just have a few drops" It was only hot water mixed with honey and cinnamon, so it didn't cost me anything, I said yes. He then asked me if I was a language student, I am not sure what he meant by this. was my english awkward, Louise Cornell once thought I was a native german speaker who had just learned english, perhaps it was shining through... I told him I was both studying and teaching english, he welcomed me to the club, he having been an english teacher himself.

Again apologies for my disorganised one-liners, hence the reason I cannot do papers or anything else really in this state of mind...

waiting for the sleeping pills to kick in...