Grammar Police - Affect vs. Effect

[cyclonenum1]

Affect Vs. Effect

Affect and effect are two words that are commonly confused.
"Affect" is usually a verb meaning "to influence".

• The drug did not affect the disease.

"Effect" is usually a noun meaning "result".

• The drug has many adverse side effects.

"Effect" can also be used as a verb meaning "to bring about".

• The present government effected many positive changes.

 

[CycloneErik]

This has actually been bugging me as well.

 

[Cyclone62]

Yea, I just didn't feel like saying it 600 times in the HB threads. Creating a new thread for this was such a great idea!

 

[AIT]

 

[ZJohnson]

Some of us were just talking about this today. This is HB's page on ESPN.com, the April 2009 blog has this grammar issue.

Harrison Barnes - College Basketball Recruiting 2010 - ESPN

 

[Cyclonepride]

It's still all so unclear. How will this effect me?

 

[dosry5]

this thread really has no affect on me.

 

[SouthernClone06]

Now that this has been cleared up we need to move on to lose and loose.

 

[Cyclone62]

Now that this has been cleared up we need to move on to lose and loose.

You loose when you don't win and you're lose when you ain't tight.

Now that that's settled, let's move on to which and witch.

 

[CycloneErik]

You loose when you don't win and you're lose when you ain't tight.

Now that that's settled, let's move on to which and witch.

"I wish you were a witch. I'd curse you!!!!" --Cops in Salem, Mass. on the Ben Stiller Show

 

[MoreCowbell]

My personal favorite: should of.

NO. It's should have. Annoys me every time I see it wrong.

 

[Cyclone62]

My personal favorite: should of.

NO. It's should have. Annoys me every time I see it wrong.

Irregardless, people are dumb.

 

[CyCrazy]

Irregardless, people are dumb.

and people who constantly look for it are not, is this website about grammer school.
just my opinion who cares

 

[Cyclonepride]

and people who constantly look for it are not, is this website about grammer school.
just my opinion who cares

Oh, now you've done it......Punctuation police arrive in 3....2....1

 

[IcSyU]

Irregardless, people are dumb.

God, I hope you're kidding.

(and now that I think about it, my high school English/Literature teacher used that word...and was serious :no

 

[CyCrazy]

Oh, now you've done it......Punctuation police arrive in 3....2....1

let em, and if the do they have completly wasted there time because i dont care :biglaugh:

 

[Cyclone62]

and people who constantly look for it are not, is this website about grammer school.
just my opinion who cares

Apparently you didn't read the fine print of the terms of use and site rules.

"All posts will end in proper grammar (no split infinitives or ending with a preposition) and all capitalization and punctuation is required. If not followed, you will receive a temporary ban of 2 days. If you repeatedly violate this rule, not only will you be made fun of, but you will be banned until the site no longer exists."

 

[CyCrazy]

Apparently you didn't read the fine print of the terms of use and site rules.

"All posts will end in proper grammar (no split infinitives or ending with a preposition) and all capitalization and punctuation is required. If not followed, you will receive a temporary ban of 2 days. If you repeatedly violate this rule, not only will you be made fun of, but you will be banned until the site no longer exists."

:biglaugh: thats funny how many people would still be around then, CAUSE i wouldnt be, but i do see the humor in your post nice work

 

[Tarbox]

and people who constantly look for it are not, is this website about grammer school.
just my opinion who cares

This one is always my favorite.

 

[Skyh13]

The three most common word issues I see are:

your (when it should be "you're")
to (when it should be "too")
here (when it should be "hear")
there (when it should be "their")

If I may present an example and make the rest of you police cringe, here's the description from the "How White Are You?" quiz on Facebook, after a friend of mine quite bafflingly got "0% White":

"Your not white at all. You live and a city with not to many white people"

Ugh... I think I just had a minor seizure after reading that...