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Re:Researchers find evidence of ChatGPT buzzwords turning up... by johnnienaked on Thursday August 28, 2025 @02:55AM (#45049241)
Misused affect/effect there bub
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Re:Researchers find evidence of ChatGPT buzzwords turning up... by viccis on Friday August 29, 2025 @01:18AM (#45060492)
No "bub" I used it correctly. Review your effect/affect noun distinctions and try again. Google "affect theory" if that makes it easier.
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Re:Researchers find evidence of ChatGPT buzzwords turning up... by johnnienaked on Friday August 29, 2025 @04:20AM (#45061542)
"Poorly constructed sentences" don't have an a-ffect, unless you mean the irritance your poorly constructed sentence brought up in this thread.
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Re:Researchers find evidence of ChatGPT buzzwords turning up... by viccis on Friday August 29, 2025 @11:59AM (#45065784)
Are you telling me the run-on sentence in Ulysses has no affect it is meant to convey?
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Re:Researchers find evidence of ChatGPT buzzwords turning up... by johnnienaked on Friday August 29, 2025 @12:51PM (#45066478)
The sentence might affect the reader, but it has no affect of itself because a sentence can't have feelings.
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