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To: poinq

By the way, it should be “effect”, not “affect”. “Affect” is a verb, while effect can be either a noun or an active verb, as in “to effect change” (ie, to “cause” change).


2 posted on 04/22/2011 10:38:26 AM PDT by Real Cynic No More (The mighty zero, obama,does not warrant the respect necessary for his name to be capitalized.)
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To: Real Cynic No More
Google "has not effected operations". 10 results.
Google "has not affected operations". About 51,300 results.

Upon consulting a dictionary, the latter appears to be correct useage.

Just sayin'.

6 posted on 04/22/2011 12:19:05 PM PDT by Hoplite
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