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derleth
12y ago
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Those sources don't define correctness. Especially Strunk and White, which is pretty well debunked at this point:
http://www.languagehat.com/archives/003463.php
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Kaizyn
12y ago
Sorry, derleth. It's not a matter of someone defining correct usage. It's simply a matter of looking at the dictionary definitions of the words 'affect' and 'effect'. Affect simply means to influence while effect means to bring about.
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