@SharylAttkisson @MikeZooLoo Further aggravating things: both can be used as both a verb and a noun. I sympathize with non-native speakers.
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@SharylAttkisson@SladeMendenhall Beside spelling,,,pronunciation. Words spelled the same but pronounced differently? Like read & read.
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@MikeZooLoo@SharylAttkisson Affect vs. effect: simple, 'affect' is a verb, 'effect' is a noun. Just remember that and no problem. -
@CornWhisky@MikeZooLoo fine. how can i remember that? A-V, E-N -- -
@SharylAttkisson@MikeZooLoo I found this mnemonic device: Affect = Action. Effect = End result. A=A, E=E. - 1 more reply
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@SharylAttkisson One of my favorite talk radio guys, Barry Farber, used to say: "Do not infer that which I did not imply." (Paraphrasing.)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@SharylAttkisson@MikeZooLoo insure/ensure :)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@SharylAttkisson He also pronounced pique with a long i, like the fish a "fit of pike". Of course these were not the only signs ; )Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@SharylAttkisson I remember when Donahue was trying to refer to the hoity-toity and said hoi polloi, the exact opposite.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@SharylAttkisson As well as "I wish it was me". Or "I'm better than him." Grates on my ears every time. SOOOO common#EOTTThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@SharylAttkisson They're/Their/There ftwThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@SharylAttkisson My pet peeve - ensure / insureThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@SharylAttkisson "Unthaw" . Does that mean to freeze?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@SharylAttkisson@MikeZooLoo implications, insinuations, accusations....name three reasons for fights and flights.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@SharylAttkisson@MikeZooLoo a millennial just asked me if we're in an "endless dew loop"#NeverHadtoTakeFortranThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@SharylAttkisson@MikeZooLoo accept and except -
@SharylAttkisson@MikeZooLoo flammable and inflammable
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