@SkolnickWho it’s / its trips me up.
I've read articles & help writeups for years now, yet the single weakness that disintegrates my writing always: effect vs affect distinction
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@WoWInTheDetails Tricky things like this are abundant. I expected grammargirl's site to help, but woefully lacks details & real world usage.
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@SkolnickWho I always remember it as the AFFect is the AFtermath of an effect - not always perfect analogy but close enough :) -
@NevAHAddict Thank you! Let me run this through future attempts to write sentences using it. :-)
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@SkolnickWho there is ONE case where "effect" is actually a verb.. "to effect a change". Other than that, its Affect - verb; effect - nounThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@SkolnickWho and trying to explain that to non-english speakers?? Yeeaahhhh nevermind :facepalm:Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@voranek Thanks! I have major issues with using it context of my emails and documents.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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