Pet peeve. It's not pronouced "off ten."
Mar 7, 2015 20:14:41 #
Properfessor wrote:
Except "affect" is not always a verb. In medicine, affect (pronounced with the stress on the first syllable) is an expressed or observed emotional response, as in "schizophrenia may present with flat affect . . . "
It is true that homophones can be a bugbear in our language; their, there, they're; to, two, too; you all know the list. My greater frustration lies in the usage of non-existent words, some of which I listed earlier.
It is true that homophones can be a bugbear in our language; their, there, they're; to, two, too; you all know the list. My greater frustration lies in the usage of non-existent words, some of which I listed earlier.
You, too, are right perfesser. However, we were talking about the relationship of affect and effect, so would certainly think that would narrow the scope of the conversation.
Mar 7, 2015 20:18:04 #
Very good. Consider it narrowed. I trust the effects of my posts haven't affected you all adversely. :)
Mar 8, 2015 16:46:58 #
Properfessor wrote:
Except "affect" is not always a verb. In medicine, affect (pronounced with the stress on the first syllable) is an expressed or observed emotional response, as in "schizophrenia may present with flat affect . . . "
It is true that homophones can be a bugbear in our language; their, there, they're; to, two, too; you all know the list. My greater frustration lies in the usage of non-existent words, some of which I listed earlier.
It is true that homophones can be a bugbear in our language; their, there, they're; to, two, too; you all know the list. My greater frustration lies in the usage of non-existent words, some of which I listed earlier.
Grr... I'd forgotten that one! I stand corrected.
I promise that if I ever need to make up a new word, it will be unique!
Mar 9, 2015 12:58:39 #
Just to throw fresh meat into the pot, in my senior year of high school out English teacher gave us the following sentence to punctuate properly. I was one of two of a class of 26 who correctly punctuated it.
Have at it...
John on the test where Bill had had had had had had
Have at it...
John on the test where Bill had had had had had had
Mar 9, 2015 13:13:00 #
"Me and so and so" seems to be getting more accepted, but it stops me dead when I hear it.
Mar 9, 2015 15:45:18 #
ExTech2 wrote:
Just to throw fresh meat into the pot, in my senior year of high school out English teacher gave us the following sentence to punctuate properly. I was one of two of a class of 26 who correctly punctuated it.
Have at it...
John on the test where Bill had had had had had had
Have at it...
John on the test where Bill had had had had had had
Full version:
John, on the test where Bill had had "had", had had "had had". "Had had" had had the examiner's approval.
I first saw this in a book called "The Junior Weekend Book", which I had as a child, more than sixty years ago. Amazing how it sticks in the memory. Thanks for reminding me!
Mar 9, 2015 18:56:55 #
burkphoto wrote:
"In a role where he must affect lots of changes, we'll get the most dramatic effects from the work of an INTJ. The ESFP will just babble on and on about the difficulty of the role and how she doesn't want to hurt anyone's feelings."
Good ole Myer-Briggs. Hmmm, I wonder if there is any correlation to being a photographer. Are certain types more likely to? I'm an ISTP.
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