On Thu, Jul 28, 2005 at 03:50:57AM -0400, Randy W. Sims wrote: > Usage Note: Affect and effect have no senses in common. As a verb affect > is most commonly used in the sense of ?to influence? (how smoking > affects health). Effect means ?to bring about or execute?: layoffs > designed to effect savings. Thus the sentence These measures may affect > savings could imply that the measures may reduce savings that have > already been realized, whereas These measures may effect savings implies > that the measures will cause new savings to come about.
Forget it. I'm learning an easier language, like Finnish. -- Michael G Schwern [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pobox.com/~schwern ROCKS FALL! EVERYONE DIES! http://www.somethingpositive.net/sp05032002.shtml
