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Board "Style book" and Grammar
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I know my own use of grammar can be lacking in skill at times, but I really dislike missing the n from me (n)either.Please stay safe in the sun and learn the A-E of melanoma: A = asymmetry, B = irregular borders, C= different colours, D= diameter, larger than 6mm, E = evolving, is your mole changing? Most moles are not cancerous, any doubts, please check next time you visit your GP.
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Typically, "Effect" is the noun - "what was the effect of that" - while "Affect" is the verb - "How where we affected by it?"
Tut.
Lose and loose are another couple of "idiot identifiers".
Oooooo.... ok, ok, so it doesn't mean they're an idiot. Just a little hard of learning perhaps.0 -
JonnyBravo wrote: »Tut.
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I think the bought/brought mix up is the worst, and it plagues every forum I've seen. That's less of a grammatical error and more of a stupidity thing though.0
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"Can you borrow me that?"
something I've been hearing more frequently in sports from youngsters is using "won" instead of "beat"
e.g.
"How did you do against John?"
"I won him"0 -
Typically, "Effect" is the noun - "what was the effect of that" - while "Affect" is the verb - "How where we affected by it?"
"Effect" is used as a verb when it means to bring about - so the thread " On a personal level, has the recession effected you?" actually means has the recession made you exist. Which is an interesting ethical and metaphysical question.
"Affect" is also a noun, meaning appearance.Is it?
I would have assumed it was an Americanism.
"There ain't no noun that can't be verbed"
nickmason is right about "effect" as a verb, although it's very rarely used now. The only use I can think of is the rather stilted "used a crow-bar to effect an entrance to the house".
"Affect" as a noun is a technical term in psychology. I think it may also have other meanings that have become obsolete, including I think something legal, but I can't look it up because I've lent someone the book in which I want to look it up.
(Or should that be "up in which I want to look it" so as not to end with a preposition? :rotfl:)Do you know anyone who's bereaved? Point them to https://www.AtaLoss.org which does for bereavement support what MSE does for financial services, providing links to support organisations relevant to the circumstances of the loss & the local area. (Link permitted by forum team)
Tyre performance in the wet deteriorates rapidly below about 3mm tread - change yours when they get dangerous, not just when they are nearly illegal (1.6mm).
Oh, and wear your seatbelt. My kids are only alive because they were wearing theirs when somebody else was driving in wet weather with worn tyres.
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