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10 months ago ::
Aug 21, 2012 - 10:02PM
#11
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"When blocking or blocked, this creature assigns combat damage equal to its toughness rather than its power."
And so people say to me, "How do I know if a word is real?" You know, anyone who's read a children's book knows that love makes things real. If you love a word, use it! That makes it real. Being in the dictionary is an artificial distinction; it doesn't make the word any more real than any other word. If you love a word, it becomes real.
--Erin McKean, Redefining the Dictionary
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10 months ago ::
Aug 21, 2012 - 10:10PM
#12
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Date Joined:
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Cut. Print. Done.
Thanks!
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10 months ago ::
Aug 21, 2012 - 10:17PM
#13
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Er, actually, make that "While" blocking or blocked. Just realized that I said "When" for something that isn't supposed to be a triggered ability.
And so people say to me, "How do I know if a word is real?" You know, anyone who's read a children's book knows that love makes things real. If you love a word, use it! That makes it real. Being in the dictionary is an artificial distinction; it doesn't make the word any more real than any other word. If you love a word, it becomes real.
--Erin McKean, Redefining the Dictionary
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10 months ago ::
Aug 21, 2012 - 10:31PM
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Date Joined:
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"As long as"? Or is "while" a precednt I'm not aware of?
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10 months ago ::
Aug 21, 2012 - 11:20PM
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"As long as" is for durations, and while arguably this is one, it's not really like the others that use that templating. "While" has no special meaning or use--appears in a couple places, mostly reminder text for Convoke and Phasing, but also on the Flagbearers and some individual cards: Panglacial Wurm  , Laboratory Maniac  , Pyromancer Ascension  , Time Vault  , Word of Command  . It seems flexible enough to cover this situation nicely.
And so people say to me, "How do I know if a word is real?" You know, anyone who's read a children's book knows that love makes things real. If you love a word, use it! That makes it real. Being in the dictionary is an artificial distinction; it doesn't make the word any more real than any other word. If you love a word, it becomes real.
--Erin McKean, Redefining the Dictionary
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10 months ago ::
Aug 21, 2012 - 11:58PM
#16
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- Celestial Teapots are broken!
Date Joined:
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"As long as" is for durations, and while arguably this is one, it's not really like the others that use that templating.
Actually, they now ( almost  ) consistently use "for as long as" when they're talking about durations, leaving "as long as" for conditions. See Angelic Overseer  , for example.
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10 months ago ::
Aug 22, 2012 - 12:02AM
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Duly noted. But I still think 'While' makes for nicer wording.
And so people say to me, "How do I know if a word is real?" You know, anyone who's read a children's book knows that love makes things real. If you love a word, use it! That makes it real. Being in the dictionary is an artificial distinction; it doesn't make the word any more real than any other word. If you love a word, it becomes real.
--Erin McKean, Redefining the Dictionary
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