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Re:Uber Hasn't Had an Effect on Drunken-Driving Deaths, Stud... by xupybd on Saturday July 30, 2016 @02:10AM (#12191852)
Totally off topic, but totally bugging me. Why is it (in this case) Effect not affect?
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Re:Uber Hasn't Had an Effect on Drunken-Driving Deaths, Stud... by unclenoriega on Saturday July 30, 2016 @11:43AM (#12193429)
It seems like it should be clear if you read the definitions. Perhaps if you explain why you think it should be 'affect', you can get a better explanation.
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Re:Uber Hasn't Had an Effect on Drunken-Driving Deaths, Stud... by bumblebeard on Saturday July 30, 2016 @02:29AM (#12191892)
Effect is usually a noun and affect is usually a verb.
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Re:Uber Hasn't Had an Effect on Drunken-Driving Deaths, Stud... by the_mitsuhiko on Saturday July 30, 2016 @04:36AM (#12192181)
That's not an explanation. Effect and affect are just different things with different meanings both as nouns and verbs.
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Re:Uber Hasn't Had an Effect on Drunken-Driving Deaths, Stud... by the_mitsuhiko on Saturday July 30, 2016 @04:35AM (#12192177)
Because the noun affect means something entirely different.
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