On Thu, 2005-07-28 at 00:37 -0700, Michael G Schwern wrote: > > Note that a block by itself is semantically identical to a loop > > -that executes once. Thus C<last> can be used to effect an early > > +that executes once. Thus C<last> can be used to affect an early > > exit out of such a block. > > effect is a noun. affect is a verb so I think this change is correct.
It's also a transitive verb, so "to effect (some direct object)" is valid English, if potentially unclear. -- c
