No problem! I’m really happy you’re taking the time to give feedback. I agree that the wording for certain cards can be confusing, and that’s something I’ll be addressing in the next update alongside several card reworks.
The main reason for some of these inconsistencies is that a lot of the cards originally started as placeholders or were made specifically to test mechanics. Now that more cards are getting proper identities and the systems are becoming more finalized, I’m going through and standardizing how these effects are worded and how they interact.
For the ROOT keyword it's same issue where it was something being tested it's effect is reducing time for cards with PRODUCE keyword, a new keyword for cards which will generate something after X time. ROOT will be renamed, removed or reworked entirely.