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Old 20-Jul-2004, 23:05
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Originally Posted by milky
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Originally Posted by tdol
The use of 'now' is fine, imo, but I'm not sure about the punctuation at the end.

It is meant to represent the sign on entry to the place. I guess it would be better in block capitals. Thanks for noticing. I'll change it now.
That makes sense.

I also think that Dictionary.com has indicated the three uses quite succinctly. I see no reason to associate 'now' with, and only, with this moment.
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