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Originally Posted by FFR
quote=REDVAN;1454266]Yeah so I still think KG can use effect. The someone he is writing to can cause positive change, that is the point.
If they're just affecting positive change, then they're really not effecting it.
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That is exactly right, if that is what words he was using. The thing is, yes he wants to effect positive change. But the sentance isn't written like that. You cant read the sentance, take the meaning and then try to pick the word that fits.
It has to be affect because the sentance is about altering or changing the situation. If it was written as "blank" positive change to a situation then it would be "effect" as in:
"I am writing to you to tell you how you can stand for change and
positively effect change in this situation.
But it is written as
"I am writing to you to tell you how you can stand for change and
positively affect this situation.
So as you see. The sentance is not "affecting positive change." The sentance is affecting a situation. That is the difference. It is irrelevent what the point of the sentance is, only the context in which it was written. You can not effect a situation. You can affect a situation to create an effect.[/quote]
Well said. Hey I'm trying to multitask and watch the pre-debate debate while doing this. So perhaps I didn't read your post too carefully.The one befor the teary smilies that is.