Is there an English Major in the house?

Posted on January 7, 2004 | Comments Off on Is there an English Major in the house?

Here is the article

Most outages were small, effecting small neighborhoods.

Shouldn’t that be “affecting”? Or are they saying that it had a nice effect on the neighborhoods?

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0 responses to “Is there an English Major in the house?”

  1. La Shawn Barber's avatar La Shawn Barber | January 7, 2004 at 3:32 pm |

    I was an English major way back in the late 1980s, and I believe you’re right.

    According to Dictionary.com, “affect” is: To have an influence on or effect a change in: Inflation affects the buying power of the dollar.

    “Effect” is: The power to produce an outcome or achieve a result; influence: The drug had an immediate effect on the pain. The government’s action had no effect on the trade imbalance.

    It’s still confusing, though.

  2. Unknown's avatar Kristin | January 7, 2004 at 4:07 pm |

    Holy Cow! There is one!

    Now, I really want to ask if there’s a doctor in the house, ála Bugs Bunny, but I will refrain.

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