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The durations of multiple effects are tracked separately. See the Effect Word section for more information on adding multiple effect words to a single spell.
Duration: This is the duration of the spell. If a spell has more than one effect word, the shorter duration is used
By the first rule, if I cast a spell that has two effect words, one with a duration of 1 round and one with a duration of 1 minute, the effect of the second word lasts for one minute. By the second rule, the effect of the second word lasts for one round.
This looks like a failed attempt to restate the same rule in two locations, not an instance of one being general and the other being specific.
Most interesting. I would like to know the answer to this as well.
It would be nice to know, the version with the shorter duration would make combinations with the acid arrow word .... useless.