Comments on: Don’t Use “Immediately” for Things that Happen Automatically http://www.adamsdrafting.com/2008/11/30/immediately-automatically/ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:23:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Damon Daniels http://www.adamsdrafting.com/2008/11/30/immediately-automatically/comment-page-1/#comment-73369 Damon Daniels Tue, 09 Dec 2008 21:32:32 +0000 http://www.adamsdrafting.com/2008/11/30/immediately-automatically/#comment-73369 I've seen "immediately" in cases where the distinction is made between termination events with a cure period and those without. I agree that it's probably overkill, but it has never troubled me, mainly because I can't see the argument that "immediately" implies any passage of time. In fact, standard definitions of the word suggest that no time should be deemed to pass. Ken, I always value your opinions, but I don't see your logic in this case. I’ve seen “immediately” in cases where the distinction is made between termination events with a cure period and those without. I agree that it’s probably overkill, but it has never troubled me, mainly because I can’t see the argument that “immediately” implies any passage of time. In fact, standard definitions of the word suggest that no time should be deemed to pass. Ken, I always value your opinions, but I don’t see your logic in this case.

]]> By: Ken Adams http://www.adamsdrafting.com/2008/11/30/immediately-automatically/comment-page-1/#comment-72359 Ken Adams Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:50:32 +0000 http://www.adamsdrafting.com/2008/11/30/immediately-automatically/#comment-72359 Michael: For my take on <em>automatically</em>, see <em>MSCD</em> 12.22. I concur with your approach. Ken Michael: For my take on automatically, see MSCD 12.22. I concur with your approach. Ken

]]> By: Michael Fleming http://www.adamsdrafting.com/2008/11/30/immediately-automatically/comment-page-1/#comment-72335 Michael Fleming Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:39:04 +0000 http://www.adamsdrafting.com/2008/11/30/immediately-automatically/#comment-72335 I'm not sure I'm advocating the idea (in fact I believe I would not if pressed), but what does the collective think about substituting 'automatically' for the stricken 'immediately' in the above example? The only time I might want to use it is in a negotiation with an inveterate adverbizer, on the ground that adding 'automatically' won't do any harm other than to my sense of 'shorter is better.' (I agree with Ken's unstated presumption that 'automatically' is redundant in the context above.) I’m not sure I’m advocating the idea (in fact I believe I would not if pressed), but what does the collective think about substituting ‘automatically’ for the stricken ‘immediately’ in the above example?

The only time I might want to use it is in a negotiation with an inveterate adverbizer, on the ground that adding ‘automatically’ won’t do any harm other than to my sense of ‘shorter is better.’ (I agree with Ken’s unstated presumption that ‘automatically’ is redundant in the context above.)

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