MrMakabar@slrpnk.net to collapse of the old society@slrpnk.netEnglish · 4 months agoMusk makes it hard to follow Kamala Harris on X, while donating 45Million per month to Trumpnewrepublic.comexternal-linkmessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up1406arrow-down17cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldpolitics@lemmy.world
arrow-up1399arrow-down1external-linkMusk makes it hard to follow Kamala Harris on X, while donating 45Million per month to Trumpnewrepublic.comMrMakabar@slrpnk.net to collapse of the old society@slrpnk.netEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square38fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldpolitics@lemmy.world
minus-squareTyfud@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down1·4 months ago*affected. One is a noun usage (effect) and one is a verb usage (affect)
minus-squareClaidheamh@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·4 months agoEffect can also be a verb. You can effect change, and thus affect people’s lives.
minus-squareTyfud@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·4 months agoYes, true, but this is a lesser used form of Effect, and I thought it better not to muddy the waters for someone trying to learn the arbitrary rules we’ve assigned to one of the more difficult to understand languages in the world: English.
*affected. One is a noun usage (effect) and one is a verb usage (affect)
Effect can also be a verb. You can effect change, and thus affect people’s lives.
Yes, true, but this is a lesser used form of Effect, and I thought it better not to muddy the waters for someone trying to learn the arbitrary rules we’ve assigned to one of the more difficult to understand languages in the world: English.