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by gmane 946 days ago
I think that one is a direct result of people being pedants about the difference between effect and affect which made a lot of people try to avoid them completely.
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My favorite is that affect and effect are also sometimes a noun and verb, respectively.

Knowing how to use all 4 (affect noun, affect verb, effect noun, effect verb) correctly feels like a superpower.