Some are pretty long, seem to be one page?
Give threads pages?
Impractical as not everyone uses a Mac
What does one being on a Mac have to do with threads?
What does one being on a Mac have to do with threads?
Absolutely nothing.
However, Mac includes 'Pages' software...
:)
You're deserving a groan with that one.
A young lady who makes her webmaster groan... Is having a good day..!!
There are young ladies around here?
I used 'young' as relative to many regulars here, I'm definitely 'young', as for the use of lady, hey, I can affect airs and graces when necessary... mostly...
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Some are pretty long, seem to be one page?
What I would like is a post number. We have the date and time. I would also like a post number. First one is 1, second is 2, and so on.
Anyone who breathes affects the air. And just because you pray before you eat, does NOT make you ladylike.
I think you meant 'effect'? I could be wrong.
I believe she's right. Affect is closer to a verb, effect is closer to a noun. At least that's how I was taught.
"Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders" is not a guide for literary work. I suspect that an example supporting a personal opinion could be found for either case if a person digs enough. Affect and effect are so muddled these days, even professionals get it twisted up.
It was decidedly clearer five decades ago when I learned it, so that's what I'm sticking with.
"Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders" is not a guide for literary work
No, but to an extent it is a guide for discussing personality and human behavior. And personality/behavior was what joy was talking about, not literary work.
And personality/behavior was what joy was talking about, not literary work.
Whoa..!! Stop..!!
I made a lighthearted response to a comment made by karactr, who then questioned my use of 'affected'. ALL of these were lighthearted comments.
If others decide their time is best spent debating the use and meaning of a word we used, all well and good. But do not take my lighthearted comment to use to further your argument.
Do we really need a special code to flag every lighthearted comment we make..?? Is it unreasonable to expect users of a literary forum to be capable of comprehension..??
If you insist on arguing the toss, then I suggest you study the script of "My Fair Lady" (1964)
Whoa..!! Stop..!!
You are complaining to the wrong person. I'm not the one who brought the DSM into it. And yes, I know your comment was light hearted.
You are complaining to the wrong person.
Yes my post was a reply to yours, no it was not aimed specifically at you. Perhaps I should have used the scattergun approach and replied to the topic.
Ho hum
I'm not the one who brought the DSM into it.
I mentioned the DSM mainly because it was the most memorable example of the noun form of affect.
The oversimplistic mnemonic is effect involves change while affect involves appearance. However, both are nouns and verbs, and not just because all nouns can be verbed.
"airs and graces"
false ways of behaving that are intended to make other people feel that you are important and belong to a high social class:
He was always putting on airs and graces.
She's got no reason to give herself airs and graces.
affect
"to put on a false show of," as in She affected a British accent.
But I wouldn't agree that you are wrong, just misinformed... :)
Tell me who did it and I'll gladly consign them to the comfy chair.
Tell me who did it and I'll gladly consign them to the comfy chair.
I will admit, as in most things, I did it too myself.
Do I get tied to the comfy chair?
Do I get tied to the comfy chair?
No..!! Your cheerful anticipation of sitting in it defeats the object...
I agree there is some crossover. Which is why I stated "closer to" rather than "is."
In context;
I can affect airs and graces when necessary
Joy stated it correctly.
My complaining at work effected a change in team policy
A change was the effect, Complaining was what lead to the change. Since the sentence is about what caused the change, I would say the verb should have been affected.
No, geekofages is right. While it's more common to see "affect" as a verb and "effect" as a noun, they can both be either, and aren't synonyms in either case.
I've gone into this in more detail in this forum before, and rather than repeating myself, I'll just link to that earlier post.
If the complaint initiated the change in policy, the correct verb is 'effect'.
If the policy was already being changed but the complaint steered the change down a different avenue, the correct verb is 'affect'.
AJ
Are you sure about that?
@BlacKnight
You can find examples of effect and affect used as verbs in many places. I pulled the following from www.differencebetween.info/difference-between-affect-and-effect
Difference between Affect and Effect
The main difference between "affect" and "effect," is the fact that in most cases "affect" is used as a verb, whereas, "effect" is used as a noun. "Affect" means to have an influence on something. For example: The rain affected the clothes; as in the rain made the clothes wet.
I'll stick with affected in this instance.