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mike.sullivan
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May 5, 2009
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Unpacking English, Bit by Bit
A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.
Unpacking English, Bit by Bit
A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.
Unpacking English, Bit by Bit
A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.
Username
mike.sullivan
Member Since
May 5, 2009
Total number of comments
1
Total number of votes received
3
Bio
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Effect vs. Affect
I got 11 out of 11, so I guess my system works most of the time.
The action (affect) must always precede the results of that action (effect). A comes before E in the alphabet and that is the way I remember it.
It may be stupid, but it works.