Posted by John Walker at ac845d25.ipt.aol.com on February 24, 2001 at 10:29:33:
In Reply to: Obi-wan did NOT say Yoda trained him posted by Orac on February 23, 2001 at 12:01:54:
'Instructed' in not the same as 'trained'.
This little boy needs a dictionary for Christmas.
"INSTRUCT, vb, To teach someone how to do something"
"TRAIN, vb, To instruct someone (in a skill)"
Straight from my Collins dictionary.
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Also, what about when Yoda is about to give up on Luke? (Paraphrase) YODA: "He is too unruly to teach" OBI-GHOST: "Was I any different when you trained me?"
Something like that.
Anyways, the bottom line is: instruct and train are exactly the same thing!
Also, George Lucas has butt-fucked us all!
(Well unless he removes Jar Jar Binks, fixes EPISODE ONE for the DVD release to actually include a plot, gets rid of the spirituality removing 'midi-chlorean' schtik, and makes two more (excellent) films.)
Laters,
~ John