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by johnnienaked 297 days ago
Misused affect/effect there bub
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viccis 296 days ago
No "bub" I used it correctly. Review your effect/affect noun distinctions and try again. Google "affect theory" if that makes it easier.
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johnnienaked 296 days ago
"Poorly constructed sentences" don't have an a-ffect, unless you mean the irritance your poorly constructed sentence brought up in this thread.
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viccis 296 days ago
Are you telling me the run-on sentence in Ulysses has no affect it is meant to convey?
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johnnienaked 296 days ago
The sentence might affect the reader, but it has no affect of itself because a sentence can't have feelings.
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