[Humble Servant]

” ‘”In her eminent practicality and Midwestern attitudes, she reminds me not a little of Toot [his grandmother].”’

Good googly moodly—not even Ayers knows his English.

It’s ‘immanent’, doofus, not ‘eminent’. “

Much as I loathe defending Ayers, “immanent” means “about to happen”; “eminent” means outstanding or noteworthy.

None of which diminishes Ayers’ eminent doofusness.

BTW, I always thought it was “Great Googly Moogly”.

[Fantasywriter]

Oopsie. ‘Imminent’ means ‘about to happen’.

But who’s counting. ;)

[Bubba Ho-Tep]

Much as I loathe defending Ayers, “immanent” means “about to happen”; “eminent” means outstanding or noteworthy.

Actually, "immanent" means "inherent." "Imminent" means "about to happen."

[hellbender]

You're thinking of "imminent," not "immanent."

Definition of IMMANENT 1 : indwelling, inherent 2 : being within the limits of possible experience or knowledge — compare transcendent