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Poha Pohakea's avatar

word usage off? ' ... legislative boundaries which will significantly effect congressional district' h/t Grammarly dot com: Should read: "will significantly affect ..." 'Effect' is usually a noun; 'affect' is the verb needed there, "A affects B, B experiences the effect of A’s action"

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Tio Nico's avatar

"effect" is also a verb... as in "to effect" a satisfactory outcome to a situation.

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Dan (100% All in MAGA)'s avatar

Yes Tio, Yes!!

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Dan (100% All in MAGA)'s avatar

HI Poha,

Thanks for my grammar lesson! :-)

Sometimes I get in a hurry and am more concerned about getting the message out too quickly (I almost left that as 'to' instead of 'too'!). Affect and Effect has always been one of my "favorite" grammar "issues".

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alongername's avatar

Too often the effect on someone that has been affected is a defensive reaction that has the effect of turning nouns into verbs ....... challenging the affecting party to meet behind the barn ....... but not to party !

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