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Anonymous Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

Instantly/immediately

Hi. Does one of 'instantly' and 'immediately' sound more natural than the other here? And is it placed the more natural position in the sentence? Thanks.

She grabbed the gun off the ground and instantly/immediately fired at him.

  

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anonymous Does one of 'instantly' and 'immediately' sound more natural than the other here? Yes. For me 'immediately' seems more natural.

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  • anonymous Does one of 'instantly' and 'immediately' sound more natural than the other here?
  • Yes.
  • For me 'immediately' seems more natural.
  • But you don't need either one.
  • The situation in the first clause already suggests immediacy.
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anonymousDoes one of 'instantly' and 'immediately' sound more natural than the other here?

Yes. For me 'immediately' seems more natural.

But you don't need either one. The situation in the first clause already suggests immediacy.

Alternately, you can use an initial phrase like this:

In one swift move she grabbed the gun and fired at h

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