Re: Ensuring the effect is not affected

Subject: Re: Ensuring the effect is not affected
From: dmbrown -at- brown-inc -dot- com
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 10:17:35 -0800


There's no need for the expression "effect change". It works okay
verbally but, on the page, nobody (but nobody) doesn't have to stop and
chew on it for a second.

With all due respect, that's horsefeathers.

I doubt that people who *don't* know the difference between "effect" and
"affect" give it a moment's thought; they just derive the intention from
the context.

People who *do* know the difference only have to "stop and chew" when we
trip over the misuses of those who don't.

--David

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