Re: Effect the Election

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From: Ze Ninguem
Date: Thu, 09 Nov 2000 00:00

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In git.announce Lady Galadriel <elflady@angband.org> wrote:
> 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.  

.nod elf
I kinda figured most people around here would be familiar with effect as
a verb and affect as a noun.  They're uncommon, but still very much in
use.

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From: Ze Ninguem <solomon@angband.org>
Subject: Re: Effect the Election
Date: 2000/11/09
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