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it's not going to effect my day Sorry to be a pedant, but: affect Thumb rule: when used as a verb, it's pretty much always "affect"; when a noun, "effect".
by swombat 17y ago
it's not going to effect my day
Sorry to be a pedant, but: affect
Thumb rule: when used as a verb, it's pretty much always "affect"; when a noun, "effect".
- RyanMcGreal 17y agoAlternately, John might actually mean he doesn't think YouTube being down will cause his day to happen enormously. :)
- jasonlotito 17y agoWhen I was young and learned that, I equated "Affect" to "Action", making "Effect" "Not An Action." It's silly, but I still use it to this day. Righty Tighty, Lefty Loosey. Knuckle Months. And so many others.
- ramchip 17y agoIt's not always true though... better learn the actual meaning so you don't correct non-mistakes.
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