So I was rereading WMF and had a quick grammar-related question that I guess could be construed as nit-picking, but might also reveal some information on future events (go figure).When the Cthae speaks, it talks about Kvothe meeting Cinder, specifically I believe the line is: "I'd say it was a twice in a lifetime opportunity meeting up with him again". I've reread the book a few times now, and I'm still not sure if this is an ambiguous grammatical oversight or if I'm reading too much into it, but doesn't the word "again" sort of imply that Kvothe could potentially meet him 3 times in a lifetime? That is to say, you can't meet someone "again" if you've never met them before so if it were a "twice in a lifetime opportunity meeting up with him again" wouldn't that allude to two occurrences of an event following the initial meeting?If he were to only meet him twice in the total of his lifetime wouldn't a more grammatically correct version of the sentence be: "I'd say it was a twice in a lifetime opportunity meeting up with him."?Thoughts?
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