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Sep 13, 2020 07:13:34   #
jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY
 
I don't point out grammatical mistakes that people make here, but affect/effect can cause confusion. I received this in Word-A-Day.

https://www.wordgenius.com/affect-vs-effect/Xr0yWBPAJQAG8w-r?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1146577819

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Sep 13, 2020 07:35:38   #
HOHIMER
 
In fact, that article did not affect me in any way that I can effectively measure.

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Sep 13, 2020 07:42:40   #
Buildrt Loc: Sarasota Fl
 

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Sep 13, 2020 08:49:37   #
Scruples Loc: Brooklyn, New York
 
HOHIMER wrote:
In fact, that article did not affect me in any way that I can effectively measure.



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Sep 13, 2020 10:32:48   #
Ourspolair
 
More artifacts?

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Sep 13, 2020 23:09:08   #
usnret Loc: Woodhull Il
 
jerryc41 wrote:
I don't point out grammatical mistakes that people make here, but affect/effect can cause confusion. I received this in Word-A-Day.

https://www.wordgenius.com/affect-vs-effect/Xr0yWBPAJQAG8w-r?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1146577819

Hear is my question to you. Is their a point you wish to make? Whom cares!

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Sep 14, 2020 10:57:17   #
1Feathercrest Loc: NEPA
 
Thank you for your cogent reply.

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Sep 14, 2020 10:58:37   #
1Feathercrest Loc: NEPA
 
usnret wrote:
Hear is my question to you. Is their a point you wish to make? Whom cares!


America has become a nation of grammatical morons!

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Sep 14, 2020 12:04:19   #
aggiedad Loc: Corona, ca
 
True

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Sep 14, 2020 12:04:40   #
Blair Shaw Jr Loc: Dunnellon,Florida
 
jerryc41 wrote:
I don't point out grammatical mistakes that people make here, but affect/effect can cause confusion. I received this in Word-A-Day.

https://www.wordgenius.com/affect-vs-effect/Xr0yWBPAJQAG8w-r?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1146577819


Can't See It From My House....hahahaaa

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Sep 14, 2020 14:58:57   #
Smudgey Loc: Ohio, Calif, Now Arizona
 
Is there a defect in the effect that will affect me in any way. 😝

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Sep 14, 2020 15:08:00   #
SteveR Loc: Michigan
 
I learned how to use who and whom when studying a foreign language. That's when I really learned what direct and indirect objects are, which is when you would use whom.

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Sep 14, 2020 15:25:40   #
David in Dallas Loc: Dallas, Texas, USA
 
1Feathercrest wrote:
America has become a nation of grammatical morons!
You've got that right! Punctuation and spelling, too.

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Sep 14, 2020 16:58:36   #
SteveR Loc: Michigan
 
David in Dallas wrote:
You've got that right! Punctuation and spelling, too.


All you have to do is read the headlines in the internet news to see that. But, what is it that Rutgers is saying now? Grammar isn't important?

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Sep 14, 2020 17:08:23   #
Kozan Loc: Trenton Tennessee
 
jerryc41 wrote:
I don't point out grammatical mistakes that people make here, but affect/effect can cause confusion. I received this in Word-A-Day.

https://www.wordgenius.com/affect-vs-effect/Xr0yWBPAJQAG8w-r?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1146577819


Reading that article definitely leads to confusion!

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