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It sounds like the title effected a change in your affect.

BugsJustFindMe 4y ago
It did! Particularly because "affect" is the word for the whole phrase "effect change in", and so the whole phrase would be required in order to properly substitute, and so without the whole phrase the meaning is...affected, because the original report from monotype used "affect". See https://www.monotype.com/neurons https://www.monotype.com/neurons "Can fonts really affect our feelings?"
- lcnPylGDnU4H9OF 4y ago
  "Effect" is the correct word[0] for them to use for their joke. "Affect" is the correct word[1] for the author of that headline to use for that headline. [0] > to cause to come into being (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/effect#dictionary-entry-2 https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/effect#dictionary...) > It sounds like the title [caused to come into being] a change in your affect. [1] > to produce an effect upon (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/affect#dictionary-entry-1 https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/affect#dictionary...) > Can fonts really [produce an effect upon] our feelings? (The headline linked here uses the incorrect word, to your point, but your belief that "'affect' is the word for the whole phrase 'effect change in'" is mistaken.)
  - BugsJustFindMe 4y ago
    > your belief that "'affect' is the word for the whole phrase 'effect change in'" is mistaken. It's not. "Change (verb)" is literally "cause (verb) change (noun) in". That's how verb noun relationships work. "Affect (verb)" is "change (verb)" and "effect (verb)" is the "cause/create in" but is missing the critical part of translating "change (verb)", which is the actual "change" part. To get from affect to effect without changing the meaning you must complete the phrase.
    - lcnPylGDnU4H9OF 4y ago
      > That's how verb noun relationships work. Affect / effect is different. In most cases, you are correct, but "effect" also has a verb form: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/effect#dictionary-entry-2 https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/effect#dictionary.... > effect | 2 of 2 | verb > effected; effecting; effects > transitive verb > 1 : to cause to come into being This verb is what was used in that comment. Affect also has a noun form: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/affect#dictionary-entry-3 https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/affect#dictionary.... This noun was also (correctly) used in that comment. Edit: You know, never mind, this is my misunderstanding. Sometimes I just can't read. Thank you for your patience.
    - roughly 4y ago
      I agree that the title is a typo, but it's not strictly ungrammatical - "Typography brings about emotions in people" is a grammatically allowable sentence, as would be "The use of Comic Sans by the CEO effected an unexpected anxiety among the workers" - to say typography "effects emotions" is to say it brings about emotions. It's a bit purple, and, again, in this case it's a typo, but it's not strictly speaking a misuse of the word.
      - BugsJustFindMe 4y ago
        Comic Sans is the best font. I will not allow this slander to stand. https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/im-comic-sans-asshole https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/im-comic-sans-asshole

It did! Particularly because "affect" is the word for the whole phrase "effect change in", and so the whole phrase would be required in order to properly substitute, and so without the whole phrase the meaning is...affected, because the original report from monotype used "affect". See https://www.monotype.com/neurons https://www.monotype.com/neurons "Can fonts really affect our feelings?"

lcnPylGDnU4H9OF 4y ago
"Effect" is the correct word[0] for them to use for their joke. "Affect" is the correct word[1] for the author of that headline to use for that headline. [0] > to cause to come into being (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/effect#dictionary-entry-2 https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/effect#dictionary...) > It sounds like the title [caused to come into being] a change in your affect. [1] > to produce an effect upon (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/affect#dictionary-entry-1 https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/affect#dictionary...) > Can fonts really [produce an effect upon] our feelings? (The headline linked here uses the incorrect word, to your point, but your belief that "'affect' is the word for the whole phrase 'effect change in'" is mistaken.)
- BugsJustFindMe 4y ago
  > your belief that "'affect' is the word for the whole phrase 'effect change in'" is mistaken. It's not. "Change (verb)" is literally "cause (verb) change (noun) in". That's how verb noun relationships work. "Affect (verb)" is "change (verb)" and "effect (verb)" is the "cause/create in" but is missing the critical part of translating "change (verb)", which is the actual "change" part. To get from affect to effect without changing the meaning you must complete the phrase.
  - lcnPylGDnU4H9OF 4y ago
    > That's how verb noun relationships work. Affect / effect is different. In most cases, you are correct, but "effect" also has a verb form: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/effect#dictionary-entry-2 https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/effect#dictionary.... > effect | 2 of 2 | verb > effected; effecting; effects > transitive verb > 1 : to cause to come into being This verb is what was used in that comment. Affect also has a noun form: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/affect#dictionary-entry-3 https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/affect#dictionary.... This noun was also (correctly) used in that comment. Edit: You know, never mind, this is my misunderstanding. Sometimes I just can't read. Thank you for your patience.
  - roughly 4y ago
    I agree that the title is a typo, but it's not strictly ungrammatical - "Typography brings about emotions in people" is a grammatically allowable sentence, as would be "The use of Comic Sans by the CEO effected an unexpected anxiety among the workers" - to say typography "effects emotions" is to say it brings about emotions. It's a bit purple, and, again, in this case it's a typo, but it's not strictly speaking a misuse of the word.
    - BugsJustFindMe 4y ago
      Comic Sans is the best font. I will not allow this slander to stand. https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/im-comic-sans-asshole https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/im-comic-sans-asshole