"BlackWater" <bw@barrk.net> wrote in message
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On Tue, 1 Mar 2005 20:06:50 -0700, "Dave Thompson" <itsme@dk.come>
wrote:

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Dave Thompson wrote:

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Dave Thompson wrote:

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Dave Thompson wrote:

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Dave Thompson wrote:

I understand how theists and creationists can negatively effect
education and our technical and scientific standing if they get a
foot
in the door.

Sounds like they already effected (sic) yours.

Wow, another net nanny.

Yawn.

That's the difference between you and I. I thank people for pointing
out my
errors.

The difference between you and I is that I don't take the usenet as
anything particularly important and thus pointing out spelling errors
is
petty.

"Spelling"? I don't think so. Lack of education is what you suffer
from.

http://www.wonderfulwritingskillsunhandbook.com/html/affect_vs_effect.html

I bet you make spelling and punctuation errors all the time, but your
spell checker covers it up.

Getting all your words spelled correctly on a usenet post is about as
trivial as making a spelling error here. But if mastering your
spellchecker is all your substitute for content, then have a ball.

Get a life, son, and don't think you are doing anyone a favor by
pointing out spelling errors.

If your ego can't take it, it's your problem.

My ego can take it just fine. It's your ego that drives you to correct
people's spelling, and that's the problem.

OK, you keep insisting it's a spelling error. Let's see:

1. "effect" should actually pass the spell checker
2. the rest of your post is spelled correctly, AFAICR
3. using "effect" instead of "affect" is a common error among certain
segments of the population

What's more likely:

1. You didn't know the difference between "effect" and "affect"

2. You just happened to type "e" (instead of any other 25 keys), while
demonstrating excellent marksmanship everywhere else (thanks to a spell
checker)?

I'm curious why a spelling error is so important to you.

No, wait, I'm actually not.

But if you want to continue making an ***** out of yourself, I'll let you.

Your obsession over one word is much more an indicator of something wrong
than the error itself.

It's usenet tradition to obsess over microscopic
details - especially if you cannot rebut the actual
statements being made.

For the record :

http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/affect.html

"There are four distinct words here. When “affect” is accented on
the final syllable (a-FECT), it is a verb meaning “have an
influence on”: “The million-dollar donation from the industrialist
did not affect my vote against the Clean Air Act.” A much rarer
meaning is indicated when the word is accented on the first
syllable (AFF-ect), meaning “emotion.” In this case the word is
used mostly by psychiatrists and social scientists— people who
normally know how to spell it. The real problem arises when people
confuse the first spelling with the second: “effect.” This too can
be two different words. The more common one is a noun: “When I left
the stove on, the effect was that the house filled with smoke.”
When you affect a situation, you have an effect on it. The less
common is a verb meaning “to create“: “I’m trying to effect a
change in the way we purchase widgets.” No wonder people are
confused. Note especially that the proper expression is not “take
affect” but “take effect”—become effective. Hey, nobody ever said
English was logical: just memorize it and get on with your life."

Spelling errors on the usenet are especially trivial since everyone has a
spellchecker. The only thing a mispelled word means is that someone didn't
use their spellchecker. For all we know netnannies mispell far more often
but just make sure they use their spellchecker.

In truth, I screw these two up every so often myself. No
biggie - context usually reveals what was ACTUALLY meant.

The one I screw up more is sit and set, the result of my dad being from the
south and using set for everything.

Spelling errors on the usenet are especially trivial since everyone has a
spellchecker. The only thing a mispelled word means is that someone didn't
use their spellchecker. For all we know netnannies mispell far more often
but just make sure they use their spellchecker.

"BlackWater" <bw@barrk.net> wrote in message

"There are four distinct words here. When “affect” is accented on
the final syllable (a-FECT), it is a verb meaning “have an
influence on”: “The million-dollar donation from the industrialist
did not affect my vote against the Clean Air Act.” A much rarer
meaning is indicated when the word is accented on the first
syllable (AFF-ect), meaning “emotion.” In this case the word is
used mostly by psychiatrists and social scientists— people who
normally know how to spell it. The real problem arises when people
confuse the first spelling with the second: “effect.” This too can
be two different words. The more common one is a noun: “When I left
the stove on, the effect was that the house filled with smoke.”
When you affect a situation, you have an effect on it. The less
common is a verb meaning “to create“: “I’m trying to effect a
change in the way we purchase widgets.” No wonder people are
confused. Note especially that the proper expression is not “take
affect” but “take effect”—become effective. Hey, nobody ever said
English was logical: just memorize it and get on with your life."

Spelling errors on the usenet are especially trivial since everyone has a
spellchecker.

The only thing a mispelled word means is that someone didn't
use their spellchecker. For all we know netnannies mispell far more often
but just make sure they use their spellchecker.

In truth, I screw these two up every so often myself. No
biggie - context usually reveals what was ACTUALLY meant.

The one I screw up more is sit and set, the result of my dad
being from the south and using set for everything.