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[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I know someone who did their entire thesis purposely without using effect/affect, because they didn't know the difference. Instead used "impact" and other similar words.

[–] mister_flibble@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Affect is an action and effect just exists is how I always remembered it.

[–] mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

that's a lot better than my method of remembering that effect is not a verb

[–] rmuk@feddit.uk 1 points 1 week ago

I can only imagine the impact that had on the end result's impact. Probably didn't have the impact they wanted on the readers who were unimpacted by the message.