Are the essentials really essential?

[golfbulldog]

I think that the two are interchangeable in your example... no change in meaning... but lets not get into a physics debate...LOL

Using the words above, it is possible to draw a clear distinction between the words "essentials" and "imperatives".

e.g

It is essential in the building of a scaffold structure that suitable poles, planks, clamps and bolts are used in the process.

Furthermore, it is imperative that they are correctly used in order to protect the integrity of the assembled structure.

In G.O.L.F, be mindful of your essentials before bringing the imperatives into play.

[Burner]

I think that the two are interchangeable in your example... no change in meaning... but lets not get into a physics debate...LOL

Spoilsport.

[tobell]

Are the imperatives more essential than the essentials or are the essentials more imperative than the imperatives? --Sounds like a question only Bucket could do justice to. Homer was too deliberate and concise to have haphazardly made the distinction.

[bambam]

Homer was too deliberate and concise to have haphazardly made the distinction.

Along this train of thought, when he introduces the concepts in chapter 2, he puts the essentials first, before the imperatives.