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Ah, would that all such subconscious bits of knowledge were easily accessable...

Interesting! I didn't know about теперь having to do with a change in circumstance. You learn something every day! Strange - I just noticed that my examples for теперь have to do with change...

Sorry - I just thought of an example to address the сейчас я хочу:


Я хочу кусок шоколадного торта сейчас!
I want a piece of chocolate cake (right) now! :lol:

As to using both сейчас and...

I'm not sure about the hard-and-fast "rules" on usage, but "теперь" is usually indicates a longer or less immediate time period, while "сейчас" usually indicates a short period of time or immediacy. ...