Posted by corafree on October 21, 2006, at 17:20:21
In reply to Affectveffect, Someone Explained, AccidentDelete:(, posted by corafree on October 21, 2006, at 17:12:49
It fell off the tip of my tongue and out of my mouth. It was you Zeugma! I'm happier now!
In case anyone else has trouble w/ it, here's an explanation, hope don't mind me quoting ...
<affects= influences (used as verb). Can also be a plural noun referring to the emotional states of (1 or more) individuals. effects
= results of a causative factor. you are not the only one to get flustered by these words-I had botched the use
of the derivatives 'afferent' and 'efferent', which are near-homophonic antonyms.>byeagain, cf
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