Craig,

Of course, what you say about you say about affect & effect is true, but the more common uses of these words fit the "hard and fast rule" that she gives. Working with high school kids, I think it might be wise to tell them that the most common uses are 'e' for the noun and 'a' for the verb. Of course, the problem is that there are huge numbers of high school students who are unsure about the meanings of the terms 'noun' and 'verb'!

Paul D. 


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From: Craig Hancock <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2007 9:43:38 AM
Subject: Re: Comments?


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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