Nakool Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Instantly vs instantaneoulsy
1)He will come___
a)instantly
b)instantaneously
Ans:-b
Is there any difference between the two?
I did some research work and i found that :-
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Instant(ly) - instantaneous(ly)
If something happens instantly it happens immediately. If something happens instantaneously it also happens immediately but at the same time very quickly. Instantaneous and instantaneously are used only in a restricted range of contexts (see below):
The Beatles songs are instantly recognisable - everybody seems to know them.
When I saw Barbara crying I knew instantly what was wrong.
Death was instantaneous for all the people in the car when the bomb exploded.
The airbags for the driver and front seat passenger inflate instantaneously on impact in a head-on collision.
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So ' instantaneously' means happening more quickly as compared to 'instantly'?Does that mean "instantaneously" will prevail over "instantly"?
a)instantly
b)instantaneously
Ans:-b
Is there any difference between the two?
I did some research work and i found that :-
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Instant(ly) - instantaneous(ly)
If something happens instantly it happens immediately. If something happens instantaneously it also happens immediately but at the same time very quickly. Instantaneous and instantaneously are used only in a restricted range of contexts (see below):
The Beatles songs are instantly recognisable - everybody seems to know them.
When I saw Barbara crying I knew instantly what was wrong.
Death was instantaneous for all the people in the car when the bomb exploded.
The airbags for the driver and front seat passenger inflate instantaneously on impact in a head-on collision.
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So ' instantaneously' means happening more quickly as compared to 'instantly'?Does that mean "instantaneously" will prevail over "instantly"?
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Nakool So ' instantaneously' means happening more quickly as compared to 'instantly'? I'd say so, generally. Nakool Does that mean "instantaneously" will prevail over "instantly"?
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NakoolSo ' instantaneously' means happening more quickly as compared to 'instantly'?I'd say so, generally.
NakoolDoes that mean "instantaneously" will prevail over "instantly"?I do not understand that conclusion at all!
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