Can you wreak anything but havoc and can you effect anything but change? Rick
Dr. Rick Froman, Chair Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Box 3055 x7295 [email protected] http://tinyurl.com/DrFroman Proverbs 14:15 "A simple man believes anything, but a prudent man gives thought to his steps." -----Original Message----- From: Paul C Bernhardt [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 7:29 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: RE: [tips] word confusions Because of students' significant confusion over the use of affect and effect, I present this table and these examples to them at the start of the semester. I believe I have fewer affect/effect errors than I used to see... of course, I could be fooling myself. Noun Verb Affect Emotional State To Influence Effect Result of an event To bring about or Accomplish Affect Noun: Jim's affect was positive in reading the student's papers. Affect Verb: Vera affected people with her jovial style. Effect Noun: The effect of the antibiotic was to cure the infection. Effect Verb: Hard exercise effected a change in muscle mass in Harold. We do tend to get the students after freshman composition (excepting those teaching an intro psych course), meaning it is particularly frustrating to see these errors. Imagine, however, being that freshman composition teacher. I'm surprised any of them have any hair left. Paul C. Bernhardt Department of Psychology Frostburg State University Frostburg, Maryland -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Mon 8/10/2009 3:27 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] word confusions Ah! in that case: affect effect as verb and as noun All wrong: The hot weather does not effect me. The new policy took affect yesterday. Annette Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 619-260-4006 [email protected] ---- Original message ---- >Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2009 14:33:35 -0400 >From: "Serafin, John" <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [tips] word confusions >To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <[email protected]> > >Flout vs. Flaunt. > >One of my English Dept colleagues caught me on this one in a committee report >that I had drafted. > >I'll leave it to Tipsters to see if they can provide correct examples of the >usage of these words before I give that English Prof's examples. > >John >-- >John Serafin >Psychology Department >Saint Vincent College >Latrobe, PA 15650 >[email protected] > > > > >--- >To make changes to your subscription contact: > >Bill Southerly ([email protected]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
