On 9/9/2019 at 6:30 PM, meffo said:

while, thank you. not that i need a welcome, i've been using english quite well for a very long time. your statement that instantly and immediately are the same words is incorrect. there are normally a number of words used to define other words. that does not mean they are the same word. as i've already stated, instantly and immediately are synonyms, but they do have different entries in the dictionary.

also, i was well aware that immediately is used in several places in the rules reference well before you stated it. if your argument is that they are the same word because they can be used to define each other, i'm sorry to let you know you're technically incorrect (the worst kind of incorrect), while i am technically correct (the best kind of correct). please, feel free to look it up in what ever dictionary you prefer.

if you need an explanation of what constitutes a word and how to tell different words apart, i recommend just googling it.

your statement that my statement about the word instantly, " in fact, it's the only instance of the term being used in the rules reference", is not true is incorrect - and it will continue to be incorrect until FFGs technical writers decide to use instantly more in the rules reference. please feel free to perform a search in the rules reference yourself. there is only one instance of the word instantly in there.

it's also worth noting that i quite adore english. it's definitely one of the best languages in the word as far as i know.

While I've probably been using the English language longer than you have and am quite comfortable with it, it can be a PITA at times. Two brief examples. In German, there are two words for "doctor". Arzt, which is a medical doctor and 'doktor' referring to a PhD. That way you won't ask a sociologist for medical advice.

The other is 'live' and 'live'. Short 'i' and long 'i'.

A quick, third example. Check a dictionary for the number of pages that the word "run" takes up. I think you'll be surprised.

You are correct though, immediately and instantly may mean the same thing but are not the same word.

On 9/9/2019 at 4:15 PM, Hiemfire said:

And now comes playful banter about the semantical differences between "immediate" and "instant".

Seems like a reasonable expectation. However, as we will shortly see, maybe not.

On 9/9/2019 at 6:03 PM, Lyianx said:

Welcome to the English language. Its not the best in the world, yet it seems to be more of a default for some reason.

Sarcasm, I hope - we're missing a winky-face, though, so the tone is ambiguous.

On 9/9/2019 at 8:00 PM, meffo said:

while, thank you. not that i need a welcome, i've been using english quite well for a very long time. your statement that instantly and immediately are the same words is incorrect.* there are normally a number of words used to define other words. that does not mean they are the same word. as i've already stated, instantly and immediately are synonyms, but they do have different entries in the dictionary.

[* I don't think this was meant as an argument-starter.]

also, i was well aware that immediately is used in several places in the rules reference well before you stated it. if your argument is that they are the same word because they can be used to define each other, i'm sorry to let you know you're technically incorrect (the worst kind of incorrect), while i am technically correct (the best kind of correct). please, feel free to look it up in what ever dictionary you prefer.

if you need an explanation of what constitutes a word and how to tell different words apart, i recommend just googling it. [getting a bit salty here. Will there be blood? Who's to say? ]

your statement that my statement about the word instantly, " in fact, it's the only instance of the term being used in the rules reference", is not true is incorrect - and it will continue to be incorrect until FFGs technical writers decide to use instantly more in the rules reference. please feel free to perform a search in the rules reference yourself. there is only one instance of the word instantly in there.

it's also worth noting that i quite adore english. it's definitely one of the best languages in the word as far as i know. [I agree - but it's also one of the worst to navigate, sometimes]

Now it gets a bit tense. If I could do an Attenborough voice-over here, I would. "The two competitors circle each other, each weighing the options...what will they do?"

1 hour ago, Stoneface said:

While I've probably been using the English language longer than you have and am quite comfortable with it, it can be a PITA at times. Two brief examples. In German, there are two words for "doctor". Arzt, which is a medical doctor and 'doktor' referring to a PhD. That way you won't ask a sociologist for medical advice. [bit of an assumption here - who really knows anything about other people in FFG forum-land. I certainly don't, but no matter what, I do try to be respectful to other posters]

The other is 'live' and 'live'. Short 'i' and long 'i'.

A quick, third example. Check a dictionary for the number of pages that the word "run" takes up. I think you'll be surprised. [run's not the only one - most Oxford English Dictionary entries will take up at least half a page - I think it's up to fifteen or twenty volumes at this point, maybe more. Is that the one you're referring to?]

You are correct though, immediately and instantly may mean the same thing but are not the same word.

Will they continue - find out on the next episode!