Ben,
  It's interesting that her first piece of advice--that affect is a verb
and effect is a noun--is contradicted by the dictionaries, which give
perfectly acceptable noun and verb definitions for both. It also seems a
little goofy to call song lyrics "wrong" without regard to context.  >
   Apparently, though, there is a huge need and huge call for this kind of
advice. Perhaps people prefer hard and fast rules, even at the cost of
a shallower understanding.

Craig
http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/internet/01/22/grammar.girl/index.html
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