Re: Effect the Election

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From: Lady Galadriel
Date: Thu, 09 Nov 2000 00:00

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Why did NDee say in git.general:
) I will agree that Affect is a verb, and Effect is a noun.  Webster's is
) either wrong or relying upon some bizarre archaic interpretation.

You're kidding, right?  Effect(v) may be a little less common than
effect(n), but it's hardly archaic.  As a mattter of fact, I just came
across it in the book I was reading:

"*No action* is to be taken save on my express orders.  The personnel to
effect these orders will be fitted with a suicide tooth ..."

-gzb
-- 
	Faith is one thing that is hard to deliver.
						-indigo girls

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From: Lady Galadriel <elflady@angband.org>
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Date: 2000/11/09
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