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Re:Office real estate crash will be so sharp, values unlikel... by olddustytrail on Sunday June 25, 2023 @02:54PM (#36471436)
You mean "affected", as in it "had an effect". Unlike "effected" which, as in the saying "cause and effect", means "caused".

Dear God, English is the stupidest language ever.

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Re:Office real estate crash will be so sharp, values unlikel... by danaris on Sunday June 25, 2023 @06:45PM (#36473438)
Except that the saying "cause and effect" is using the other (noun) meaning of "effect": it's drawing a line of causality, from a prior occurrence (the cause) to the later occurrence that is a consequence of that cause (the effect).

No one uses "cause and effect" like "cease and desist".

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